“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...

Afghan teen to appear in court for Amsterdam station attack

AFP | A 19-year-old Afghan man who was shot and wounded by Dutch police after allegedly attacking bystanders at Amsterdam's Central Station will briefly appear...

Pakistan once again opts to stand with a friend, Iran, over the USA

News Analysis | Foreign Minister of Iran, Javad Zarif, visited Pakistan as the first foreign dignitary to meet with Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign...

SC grills IG Punjab over political coercion in DPO Pakpattan case

News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan, on Monday, began hearing a Suo Motu case pertaining to controversial and widely-publicized transfer of Pakpattan District Police...

The civil-military argument – Saad Rasool

Saad Rasool | Throughout our history, Pakistan has been consumed by (an ongoing) debate about civil-military imbalance. This argument stands on two assertions, one factual...

Alcohol in the hospital: Police team formed to probe Sharjeel Memon case

News Analysis | The Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar paid a surprise visit to a private hospital (Ziauddin Hospital) in Clifton, Karachi, on...

Pentagon moves to scrap $300 million in aid to Pakistan

AFP | The US military plans to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan due to Islamabad's lack of "decisive actions" in support of American...

China-Africa summit to target investment despite debt worries

AFP | African leaders will gather in Beijing Monday for a summit focused on economic ties, granting China a feel-good photo opportunity as it comes...

Gangster-turned-lawmaker is new face of Mexican politics

AFP | Pedro Carrizales's body is a hodge-podge of scars and tattoos that tell the story of how he went from street-gang thug to Mexican...