Exploiting Pakistan’s steel mills

Ikram Sehgal | Employing more than 40000 workers, Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) was a gigantic force-multiplier for employment downstream in directly contributing to the national...

PML-N senator public groping : Has child harassment become normalized in Pakistan?

News Analysis | A video of a senior PML-N senator groping a young girl in Karachi sparked a huge outcry on social media on Wednesday....

Kabul & Washington: On same wavelength

Mujib Abid | The brutality of the Afghan war, while consistently downplayed – in civilian casualty reports, disputed territory, vulnerability of Kabul government, among other...

How to tackle radical madrassas in Pakistan

James M Dorsey | This is an edited version of remarks by James M. Dorsey at the launch in Islamabad on 30 January 2018 of...

Nawaz granted one week to present arguments in disqualification period case

News Analysis | The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday granted one week to Nawaz Sharif to present his arguments regarding the disqualification period under Article...

‘Separatist Movements in India’ highlights Indian intentions towards Pakistan

Asif Haroon Raja | I was invited by Muslim Institute Islamabad as one of the speakers to attend the launching ceremony of a book titled...

Price of petroleum to hit highest point in three years

News Analysis | To public dismay, prices of major oil products are set to surpass a three-year high, with diesel crossing Rs. 100 per litre...

Family of another man killed in Naqeebullah encounter demands justice

News Analysis | Family of Muhammad Ishaq, who was one of the three other people killed with Naqeebullah in a controversial police encounter on 13th...

Asma murder: SC hears suo moto case as family members claim political involvement

News Analysis | The Supreme Court (SC) will hear the suo moto case of Asma Rani’s murder today. The suo moto notice of the killing...

Understanding Pakistan’s $210bn debt situation with former Finance Minister Dr Salman Shah

GVS News | Pakistan currently has $210bn in total debt which is close to 70 percent of its gross domestic product; external debt of over...

Is India making ballistic missiles to counter military capability of China?

Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | India’s military hardware shopping spree and advancing of nuclear weapons arsenal are increasing the security dilemma of the Asian nations....

How the US destroyed Afghanistan

Jacob G Hornberger | Imagine a suicide bomber blowing himself up in New York City and killing 95 people. It would be big news on...