/*
Theme Name: StudentRoute PK
Theme URI: https://wordpress.org/
Author: StudentRoute PK
Description: A clean, fast, Pakistan-first education and careers WordPress theme with a custom homepage, category discovery, and accessible navigation.
Version: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.2
Requires PHP: 8.0
Text Domain: studentroute-pk
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
*/
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