Editorial
Summer heat is at its most intense and so is politics in Pakistan. Country’s opposition is threatening that it will come out on the...
Ehsaas program for the needy
On 27 March 2019, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced the Ehsas program to much fanfare and took one step closer to his promised ‘riyasat...
Ehsaas Program: An inspirational and bold move by Imran Khan?
GVS Magazine Desk | Dr Sania Nishtar is the Special Assistant to Prime Minister of Pakistan and BISP chairperson. She previously served in the interim...
EHSAAS: A so-called welfare program
On 27 March, the Prime Minister launched a welfare program called ‘Ehsaas’ (or care), to uplift the vulnerable sections of the population to ‘reduce...
House cleaning the economy – Dr. Kamal Monnoo
Looming Challenges! When it comes to economic management, these first ten months of the Imran Khan-led government has been quite tumultuous. Heads have rolled (from...
PTI government signs on with IMF – An unavoidable imperative
Countries that borrow and spend without concern for how the foreign debt will be repaid, inevitably, create a desperate dependence on lenders, who place...
Soccer emerges as potential icebreaker for Gulf crisis
It was on the soccer pitch that 2022 World Cup host Qatar definitively shrugged off the UAE-Saudi-led economic and diplomatic boycott of the Gulf...
Vote for Modi became a vote for ‘India’: Indo-Pak Relations?
The Indian Lok Sabha election conducted from 11 April to 19 May is finally over. The results announced on 23 May show that 60.37...
Afghan peace talks: Risks & opportunities in evolving geo-strategic paradigm
Born by accident due to a rushed foreign policy, revived after having collapsed, yet not having a clear direction. These are the broadest brushstrokes...
Imam Khomeini’s impact on Islamic Revolution of Iran & Muslim World
GVS Magazine Desk | Sayyid Ruhollah Mūsavi Khomeini (4 Sept 1902 – 3 June 1989), known to the world as Ayatollah Khomeini, was the founder...
Imam Khomeini & Revolution: 30 years on…
Many political changes, upheavals of one or the other kind, throughout the twentieth century have often been referred to as: “revolutions”. The term has...
9/11 & Mumbai attacks were inside jobs: a detailed analysis by Elias Davidson
GVS Magazine Desk | Most in the west may see German author Elias Davidson as he describes in his own words: “an idiot conspiracy theorist”,...
Ecotourism – New Buzz word in Pakistan
As Pakistan formulates its strategy to develop the Tourism & Hospitality industry, to become a critical economic driver, policymakers are slowly coming to realize...
Gilgit-Baltistan: “Bam-e-Dunya” – the roof of the world
GVS Magazine Desk | It is here that the world’s four famous mountain ranges meet - the Himalayas, the Karakorams, the Hindukush and the Pamirs....
Shandur Festival: a chance to build an international image?
News Desk | Shandur festival is held, from the 7th to the 9th of July, every year at Shandur Pass in Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, since 1936. Teams...
Game of Thrones left screens, not fans’ hearts
News Desk | In the eleven years since it first debuted, HBO's Game of Thrones has taken on a life of its own. The HBO...
Project Ghazi – A Superbad Superhero Disaster
News Desk | Pakistani films finally delving into superhero territory isn't surprising. Comic book-based superhero films is practically the bread and butter of Hollywood nowadays...
Avengers: Endgame Review
News Desk | Marvel's 'Avengers: Endgame' is the kind of film people will talk about for years. Not because it is new and inventive in...
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Review – A Killer Story With Few Thrills
News Desk | Netflix's Ted Bundy biopic, the obnoxiously titled "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile' is little more than your standard star vehicle. This...