Ten years later, risks lurk to global economy

AFP | The US financial system 10 years ago was brought down by toxic investments with mysterious acronyms. Today the risks to global economic stability...

Economy – Keep it Simple – Dr. Kamal Monnoo

Dr. Kamal Monnoo | The bar is set high as the new Imran Khan government tries to grapple with the economic situation in the country....

Brazil’s first human, a ‘priceless’ loss from Rio’s museum fire

AFP | Brazil on Monday mourned the loss of the "first Brazilian," Luzia, after the 12,000-year-old fossil was destroyed in a raging fire that ripped...

The opposition never was and still isn’t united

News Analysis | Despite persistent efforts by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) to make the joint opposition parties drop the name of Maulana Fazlur Rehman...

Microwave weapon suspected in mystery attacks on US diplomats

AFP | Doctors and scientists increasingly suspect attacks with unconventional microwave weapons as the cause of the mysterious ailments that have stricken more than three...

Of helicopters, misplaced priorities & exploitation by media

Uzair Javaid | Prelude August 18th, Imran Khan was sworn in as Pakistan's new Prime Minister, officially taking over the charge of power in the corruption...

Accountability Court adjourns proceedings until tomorrow after Harris’s no-show

News Analysis | Accountability court adjourned the hearing of the corruption references against the incarcerated former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif—who appeared before the accountability court...

No to IMF bail out – Farid A Malik

Dr. Farid A Malik | Since the late 1980s, Pakistan has availed 12 IMF bail-out packages with disastrous results. Now a 13th package is being...

“Coke studio is a Pakistani indigenous cultural platform”: Sadaf Zarrar, IMC Manager Coke Studio

GVS News Desk | Coke studio has created a unique platform for Pakistani music – first on TV and now increasingly in the digital space–...

Large scale financial embezzlement revealed in Punjab Population Innovation Fund

News Analysis | Large scale financial embezzlements were revealed in Punjab Population Innovation Fund (PPIF) as administration had allegedly distributed millions of rupees among private...

New local government in new Pakistan

News Analysis | The Prime Minister has taken steps to reform the local government system, in line with the promise he made in his inaugural...

MQM London: Target killer among 2 killed in police encounter

News Analysis | Two alleged robbers, including an MQM-London hitman, were killed in separate shootouts with police in Central and West districts of Karachi this...