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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

“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...

Approaching Pakistan’s current economic challenge

Omer Javed | Pakistan’s economy is currently facing challenges on both macroeconomic and growth fronts. On the macroeconomic front, challenges remain primarily on rising fiscal...

CJP Mian Saqib Nisar visits Karachi

News Desk | CJP Mian Saqib Nisar reached Karachi this morning and made a surprise visit to three hospitals to check on the political prisoners. At...

Foreign dignitary visits: PTI Govt’s foreign interaction begins

News Analysis | The first direct interaction by the PTI-led government with foreign capitals commenced on Friday when Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and Japanese...