Indo-Russia S-400 deal: Implications for Pakistan

India’s S-400 Triumph: Myths and Countermeasures India, the world’s largest importer of weapons has a history of rolling geopolitics and weapon purchases together as...

Atif Khan: Trying to open KP to the world?

Atif Khan is the Senior Minister and Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Tourism, Culture, Sports, Archaeology and Youth Affairs. Previously he was a...

Tourism for All: The Unexplored Potential of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Globally, travel and tourism make up the largest service industry and accounts for more than 10.4 percent of the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP)....

German Ambassador – Martin Kobler’s blind dates across Pakistan

Ambassador Kobler has previously been an ambassador to Iraq and Egypt. During his time at the UN, he served on various positions in Iraq,...

Cynthia Ritchie – The American Batting for Pakistan

Cynthia D Ritchie is a freelance director, producer and communications consultant who currently lives in Islamabad. GVS: You have described yourself as a global citizen...

Book Review- Designed to Fail: The American Misadventure in Afghanistan

In 2003 I attended a hearing on Afghanistan at the US Senate. During the hearing, at which a serving general and a few other...

PTV at 53: The Rise, The Fall and The Rise of Pakistan Television

This November marks the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV)’s 53rd Anniversary. Those of us who remember the days of Waras, Anghan Tera, Ainak Wala Jin...

Sui Dhaaga: Strong Cast and Weak Plot

Buried somewhere in Sharat Katariya's Sui Dhaaga is a brilliant social drama about a couple striving for greatness despite coming from humble beginnings, sadly...

Load Wedding – Movie Review

It's rare to find a film in our culture that is socially conscious and deliver a message that is executed well. It's even rare...

‘Venom’ : A sheer disappointment

Sony's efforts to expand Sony's Marvel Universe– a series of films based on Marvel comic characters around Spider-man associated characters – reached a new...