Zaidis Photographers: Pakistan’s Majestic Kaleidoscope!
This odyssey that takes us back into the British era starts at the beginning of the 20th century when two brothers – Syed Wazir...
Dr. Christian Turner, Welcome to Pakistan!
GVS welcomes Dr. Christian Turner CMG, the new British High Commissioner to Islamabad. He was announced as the replacement to outgoing High Commissioner, Thomas Drew, in...
Imran Khan: Facing the World at UNGA
On 28th September, a day after, PM Imran Khan’s speech at UNGA, I was at a dinner in Islamabad’s posh F-6/3 sector. The host was a corporate...
Kashmir Tragedy – An Identity of Eternal Pain?
Somewhere in October 1947, my mother, Najma, who was then four, was part of a refugee caravan in between Jammu and Sialkot. She was...
Indian occupied Kashmir: Internal, bilateral or international?
Comments of Narendra Modi, Indian Prime Minister, on Kashmir, during his meeting with US President, Donald Trump, at Biarritz, France, describing it as a...
Imran Khan: From “Man on Container” to Prime Minister
August has many important transition points in Pakistan’s history. The country was carved out of the British Indian Empire on 14th August 1947. Gen....
Qatar & Pakistan building long term relationship
Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, was in Pakistan for a brief one-day visit in the third week of June 2019....
Imam Khomeini & Revolution: 30 years on…
Dr. Moeed Pirzada |
Many political changes, upheavals of one or the other kind, throughout the twentieth century have often been referred to as: “revolutions”....
Imran Khan: Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown – Dr. Moeed Pirzada
Dr. Moeed Pirzada |
Tired, sick, guilty and beset by rebellion, King Henry IV is feeling the weight of
his crown… Henry IV, Part 2, Act...
DG ISPR warns PTM: What the future holds for a RAW-NDS sponsored campaign?
News Analysis |
Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor made it clear on Monday that the “time is up” for Pashtun...
What will happen if Musharraf doesn’t appear before the court?
News Analysis |
Salman Safdar, legal counsel for former president Pervez Musharraf, announced that his client is likely to return to Pakistan on May, 1....
Public figures, private lives in digital era
News Desk |
Two stories have captivated the media in Pakistan more than any others in the last few days – news regarding a reshuffle...
Why Jadhav became so important for India?
Prominent Indian journalist, Praveen Swami, in his groundbreaking piece, “India’s Secret War” (Frontline, 16 February 2018) raises an interesting question: “Thirteen Indians are being...
Why Jadhav became so important for India? – Dr Moeed Pirzada
Dr Moeed Pirzada |
Prominent Indian journalist, Praveen Swami, in his groundbreaking piece, “India’s Secret War” (Frontline, 16 February 2018) raises an interesting question: “Thirteen...
Dr. Mahathir takes keen interest in JF-17 fighters
By Moeed Pirzada
Dr. Mahathir Mohammad, Malaysian prime minister has taken keen interest in JF-17 fighter planes. After Pakistan Day Parade, in which he was...
9/11: Reflections After 21 Years
9/11 terror attacks in New York remind us of the darkest day in US history when Al-Qaeda terrorists, apparently masterminded by Osama Bin Laden...
Shahbaz Sharif: A Prime Minister with unparalleled challenges
Shahbaz Sharif, a veteran of Pakistani politics for the past three decades, is now PM of Pakistan. He has thrice before served as the...
Washington should move from “Regime Change” to “Regime Engagement”
US-Pakistan relationships have always been difficult – but many wonder if they had ever before reached this low level? Democratic Biden and not Russia's...
Encouraging Floor Crossings is to support Money Laundering, Why?
PPP and PMLN, Pakistan’s main opposition parties that intend to de-seat Prime Minister Imran Khan through a vote of no confidence are banking on...
China and Pakistan: Partners in a shared future!
PM Imran Khan's visit to China on invitation by the Chinese leadership to visit Beijing from February 3 to Feb 6, 2022, to attend...