Afghan Taliban announces death of Haqqani network leader

AFP | The founder of the Haqqani network, one of Afghanistan's most effective and feared militant groups, has died after a long illness, their affiliates...

Sindh Police acting suspiciously, CJP orders to shift Sharjeel to Punjab

News Analysis | The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday, 4th of September, decided to transfer Pakistan Peoples Party leader Sharjeel Memon to a prison in...

“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–...

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...

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...

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...

PM Khan launches countrywide tree plantation drive

News Desk | On Sunday, Prime Minister Imran Khan launched a countrywide tree plantation campaign from Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The campaign aims to plant 10...

The 2018 Election: Some observations – Muhammad Zahid Rifat

Muhammad Zahid Rifat | The casting of a vote in the general election for the National and Provincial  Assemblies on July 25, 2018, was my...

2+2 talks: S-400 becomes sticking point between India and US

News Analysis | India is expected to convey to the US during the upcoming 'two-plus-two' talks that it is going ahead with the Rs 40,000...

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...

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...

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...