Editorial
This is just the third issue of ‘Global Village Space Magazine’ and we are pleased that we are being talked about from Islamabad to...
Challenges to bringing transparency in the Senate elections
The absence of rules, regulations and laws regarding horse-trading is one of the major challenges to bringing transparency in the Senate elections. The importance...
When the best and the brightest betray a nation!
A grandfather tells his grandson there are two wolves inside us, always at war with each other. One is a good wolf which represents...
23rd March: A walk down memory lane
The March 1940 Lahore Session of the All India Muslim League—the first in fifteen months—was an epoch-making meeting of the party. The session not...
A Candid Discussion with Governor Sindh
GVS Magazine Desk | GVS sat down with Muhammad Zubair Umar, Sindh’s 32nd Governor, to understand the complexities of the province and of Pakistan’s largest...
MQM: Existential Crisis or Cross Roads into the Unknown?
MQM-Pakistan’s lackluster performance in the Senate Elections of March 3, 2018, has sent shock waves across Pakistani politics. Dr. Farogh Naseem, the constitutional expert,...
Concerns and predictions on FATF situation for Pakistan – Dr Zubair Khan
Pakistan has adopted many money laundering laws so that we are compliant. But it took us too long such that first we went on...
Concerns and predictions on FATF situation for Pakistan – Nadeem Haque
If the US stops its aid, as it has done previously, it won’t have a very large impact on our economy. By this stage,...
Concerns and predictions on FATF situation for Pakistan – Haroon Sharif
It’s important to understand the FATF set standards, and they are working since 1989. Initially, they started on anti-money laundering focus, and then were...
The Paris Meeting: Always a foregone conclusion for Pakistan?
The Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) was established by the G-7 Summit held in Paris in 1989. The initial task force...
Pakistan: Hard choices ahead for a ‘Soft State’
In his well-researched book, “A Hard Country”, Anatol Lieven attributed Pakistan’s survival from persistent internal and external crises to the extraordinary resilience of Pakistan’s...
Hafiz Saeed: Albatross around Pakistan’s Neck?
While FATF (Financial Action Task Force) proceedings at Paris, were non-transparent and Pakistan’s troubles at FATF are not single dimensional, perhaps more political than...
The Betrayal of India: A close look at the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks
These days we rush from one media story to another, trying to keep up with the latest terrorist attack. Yesterday Paris; today London; tomorrow,...
Bilquis Edhi: Pakistan’s Good Samaritan
News Desk | Bilquis Bano Edhi was born on the same day as Pakistan, 14 August 1947. Her life has been one of service and...
Noor Jahan: The melody ‘Queen’ of Pakistan
News Desk | Noor Jahan can be credited to have single-handedly kick-started the music industry in Pakistan, inspiring an entire generation of singers across the...
Bano Qudisa: Pakistan’s iconic Urdu writer
News Desk | Bano Qudisa, a towering writer of her era is one Pakistan’s iconic Urdu writers. She was part of the golden era for...
Benazir Bhutto: Pakistan’s Iron Lady
News Desk | Pinki as she was known to her father, became at the age of 35, the first woman to become Prime Minister of...
Fatima Jinnah: Valiant till the end
News Desk | Cowards die many times before death; the valiant never taste death but once”, said Fatima Jinnah. A leading founder amongst the giants...
Asma Jahangir: Pakistan’s human rights warrior
News Desk | The Guardian noted “she has championed battered wives, rescued teenagers from death row, defended people accused of blasphemy and sought justice for...
Modi’s Success in Bringing Hindutva Template into Indian Politics
For most festivals in South Asia, preparations begin early. Indians like to term elections as festivals of democracy. India is a land of serial...
Win With a Winning Pakistan – Exclusive Interview with Shazia Syed, CEO Unilever Pakistan
GVS Magazine Desk | Not being a politician, Shazia Syed may not be a household name, but certainly she has a place in each and every...
Lara Croft returns! Tomb Raider reboot comes out this March
GVS Magazine Desk | Tomb Raider is coming up with a reboot following the famous films that swept away audiences across the globe when Angelina...
Bollywood Movie: H-I-C-H-K-I hits cinemas next month
GVS Magazine Desk | A Yash Raj Films production, Hichki is set to premier on February 2018 starring one of India’s most adored actresses; Rani...
Sanam Saeed’s Cake set for release in March
GVS Magazine Desk | Cake is a Pakistani movie that promises to deliver powerful performances revolving around emotionally moving plots centering on the complexity of...