Achakzai bats for Nawaz once again

News Analysis | Chairman of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, Mahmood Khan Achakzai has come out in full support of the prime minister, Nawaz Sharif. While...

A rift that is not there!

Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | The explosive, controversial and damning report of the Joint Investigation Team(JIT) has brought about furor and euphoria alike. The government and...

Middle Class: Its economic prosperity, a myth or reality?

News Analysis | Long ago, it was established that Pakistan’s middle class is going through an expansion after the economic upheaval in 2002. Perhaps a more...

Pakistani women and the bottom of the table

News Analysis | The Pakistani women team went into the world cup with their heads held high. They played the warm up games and won...

Cockroaches- Part 2. The Rule of Law and due process

Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | "It is rejected," said Marium Safdar for her incredibly "long" attention spans, an admirable trait inherited from her father and...

Are Javed Hashmi’s theatrics well-timed ?

News Analysis | Veteran politician Javed Hashmi on Wednesday addressed an unexpected press conference in Multan and questioned the lack of accountability for jurists and...

Trade deficit reached all-time high in year 2017: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

News Analysis | With dwindling foreign reserves, the country’s economy is grossly engulfed by the imbalances in the current account. Higher imports and record-low exports...

Pak-US relations: Echoing old mantra?

Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Recently, a bipartisan United States Senate delegation visited Pakistan. The senators’ visit has created optimism about the probability of a...

Resign for your own good sir !

Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | Regardless of the intricacies and nuances of the law, the head of the government Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif must resign...

Behold the JIT report! PML-N facade crumbling?

GVS News Analysis | Behold the JIT report! The earth has broken asunder and swallowed whole the expertly constructed rhetoric, so fiercely propagated by Sharif...

China rings alarm bells in India ; may militarily help Pakistan in Kashmir

News Analysis | The picturesque yet militarized Kashmir valley is in the headlines for various reasons, be it the brazen resistance movement; the mourning of...

Federal government approves development projects for KPK

News Analysis | The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Monday approved 11 development projects worth Rs 235bn under the authority of Finance...