Op-ed: There is no legal basis for two-finger virginity testing on women
2020 will go down in history as the year in which gendered discourse frequently saw the light of day in Pakistan. From the debate...
Eight SECP officials served notices for leaking information to media: report
Eight members of the Securities Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) earlier this week received show-cause notices for leaking sensitive information to the media, reported...
Pakistanis salute mother-son duo volunteering for anti-polio campaign
A mother-son duo of polio volunteers is receiving adulation on Pakistan’s Twitter after the son, Majeed Khan, posted a picture with his mother returning...
Indian media portrays CPEC as some war alliance: Asad Umar
Speaking to GVS on Tuesday, Asad Umar said that in a session of The Oversight Committee on CPEC, he was shown a segment of...
President confers Hilal-e-Pakistan on outgoing Chinese Ambassador
President Dr. Arif Alvi has conferred Hilal-e-Pakistan award on outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Yao Jing, in recognition of his efforts for further strengthening...
The unprecedented rise of the Sharifs of Gawalmandi
Now that Gawalmandi is being discussed both by the leader of the house and opposition, I decided to share my memories of the place....
Op-ed: The irreplaceable Usman Buzdar
Usman Buzdar is a rare breed of politicians; one who doesn’t mind anything, who doesn’t disobey any order, who doesn’t feel threatened by anyone,...
Phase 3 clinical trials for potential coronavirus vaccine begin in Pakistan
The phase 3 clinical trials for potential coronavirus vaccine, developed by China’s CanSino Biologics, have begun in Pakistan on Tuesday after the completion of...
Will NAB arrest Ahsan Iqbal?
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) informed an accountability court in Islamabad on Tuesday that the reference against PML-N's Ahsan Iqbal and others was in...
Tale of two emergencies: Polio and Covid-19 through IMB lens (Part 2)
In the same report, the IMB made a recommendation for a GPEI governance review in order to make it more robust, transparent, efficient and...
Nestlé Pakistan commences tree plantation in Capital
Nestlé Pakistan donated 5000 trees to Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad to initiate monsoon tree plantation drive in the capital. The tree plantation drive by Nestlé Pakistan...
Woman gang-raped infront of husband, children in Sargodha
Four armed men allegedly gang-raped a woman in presence of her children and husband and robbed the family of gold ornaments and Rs20,000 cash...