Modern-day India reaffirms Quaid-e-Azam’s Two-Nation theory
As loudly as it echoed in the period leading up to 1947, the two-nation theory still resonates in modern-day “secular” India. The two-nation theory...
March 1969: Reflecting fifty years later – Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad
On 25th March 1969, fifty years ago, President Ayub Khan, beset with street agitations in both wings of the country mostly led by Zulfiqar...
Creating the State: Pakistan and the Accession of Kalat, 1947-48
Baluchistan, Pakistan’s largest yet sparsely populated province, has always been on the margins of the nation and state. Its numerous tribes are known to...
CM Jam Kamal: A different politician from Baluchistan
GVS News Desk |
Jam Kamal Khan belongs to Baluchistan’s new breed of politicians who realized that the people of Baluchistan also expect accountability and...
Awareness campaigns required to develop insurance sector: Abdul Waheed
GVS News Desk |
Mr Abdul Waheed became CEO Askari General Insurance Company in 2010. A Chartered Professional Accountant by training, he has decades of exposure...
Lawyer Movement: What it was, what it wasn’t ? reflections twelve years on
Moeed Pirzada |
Lawyers Movement or “Adlia Bahali Tehreek” (Restoration of Judiciary) occupies an important chapter in Pakistan’s colourful political history. Kickstarted on 9th March...
Can the Guardians Guard Themselves?
Barrister Ali Zafar |
Over the years the extrajudicial utterance of Charles Evans Hughes, Chief Justice of America that “The Constitution is what the Judges...
Ayesha Farooq – Fighter Pilot: Celebrating Pakistani Women
GVS News Desk |
Flight Lieutenant Ayesha Farooq was the first female to become a fighter pilot in Pakistan Air Force and in fact, in...
Namira Salim – First Pakistani Astronaut: Celebrating Pakistani Women
GVS News Desk |
She completed her intermediate studies from the Government Commerce College, Karachi, Bachelors in International Business at Hofstra University, New York and...
Raheela Zarmeen Ahmadzai – Pakistani Footballer: Celebrating Pakistani Women
GVS News Desk |
25-year-old Raheela Zarmeen is a Pakistani footballer and the football manager of the Pakistan women's national football team and Balochistan United...
Roshaneh Zafar – Founder of Kashf Foundation: Celebrating Pakistani Women
GVS News Desk |
Founder of Kashf Foundation, Roshaneh is a development activist in Pakistan, working in the field of women's economic empowerment. She set...
Shazia Syed – CEO of Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited: Celebrating Pakistani Women
GVS News Desk |
Shazia Syed serves as Chief Executive Officer of Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited since March 7, 2016 and its Executive Director since...
Naseem Hameed – the fastest woman of South Asia: Celebrating Pakistani Women
GVS News Desk |
Naseem began running as a sprinter at the age of 14 at the Government Girls School in Korangi, Karachi. She later...
Sima Kamil – CEO United Bank Limited: Celebrating Pakistani Women
GVS News Desk |
Sima Kamil is one of Pakistan’s topmost bankers. She was appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer of United Bank...
The dharna Judgment – Our new judicial discourse?
Hassan Aslam Shad |
Last week, the Supreme Court of Pakistan penned a new (and possibly unfinished) chapter in the judicial history of Pakistan. It...
Mehak Gul – Record Holder Pakistani chess player: Celebrating Pakistani Women
GVS News Desk |
Gul started to learn and master the game of chess from the age of 6. She first participated in an international...
Democratizing the Judicial Process – Indian Courts Exercise of Suo Motu Powers
Amit A. Pai |
The reading of fundamental rights by the constitutional courts in India changed after its experiences with Internal Emergency between 1975 and...
The Afghan Peace Puzzle: Where Do We Go from Here?
Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq |
Abrupt changes in U.S. policy in Afghanistan no longer surprise the world. Just a few months ago, President Trump decided to...
“Rising Hindutva” and its Impact on the Region
Ambassador Ashraf Jehangir Qazi |
Mr S. M. Hali has become quite a prolific writer. His latest book “Rising Hindutva – and its impact on...
Fill your wandering souls with Pakistan’s natural wonders
GVS Magazine Desk |
Makran
Being a princely state of British India, the state of Makran became a part of Pakistan in 1948 under the then...
Oscar 2019: Breakdown
Usama Masood Ahmad |
This year’s Academy Awards proved to be quite interesting. Unlike last year’s awards, there was certainly more going on this time...
