Rizwan Shehzad

Since 9/11, Pakistan had suffered hundreds of terrorist attacks across all its cities. An estimated 70,000 men, women, and children perished - at times 100 in a day. But yet nothing had prepared a nation of 200 million for the savage brutality that was on display in Army Public School, Peshawar, on Dec 16, 2014.

Prime Minister Imran Khan described the feelings of Sikhs for their holy places while inaugurating the Kartarpur Corridor as “Kartarpur is your Madina and Nankana Sahib is your Makkah. We (Muslims) can’t even imagine someone keeping us away from Makkah or Madina.”

Assistant Editor GVS, walks us through the ups and downs - from bus diplomacy to hug diplomacy - that has finally culminated in the opening of the Kartarpur corridor. A huge success for Pakistan, our Sikh brothers, and India at a time of strained relations in the region.

General Zia served the longest term as President of Pakistan. His policies left a long-lasting impression on Pakistan as a whole and many say that the over 10-year reign was the period when Pakistan's soul was lost.

Was it a technical failure in the C-130 plane or sabotage by powerful elements; did mangoes spontaneously explode or was there a release of nerve gas inside the plane? Thirty-one years on, there are no clear answers. Assistant Editor of Global Village Space argues how long after General Zia’s death, his impact continues to reverberate in Pakistan through his institutional and ideological legacy.

An overview of how the new Swat expressway launched in June 2019 will help the local traders in reaching out to international markets and tourists to discover the scenic beauty & mysteries of this ancient valley; often described as the ‘Switzerland of Pakistan.’

Assistant Editor of Global Village Space discusses the malaise in the political system in which a troubled and ineffective government is faced by a disorientated and incompetent opposition, which has not yet deciphered the message that the country needs issue-based politics by a leadership untainted by corruption allegations.

Pakistan has been contributing heavily towards UN Peacekeeping missions to bring peace to World's war-torn areas. Since its first operation in 1960 in Congo, it has been on over 46 missions in 28 countries. The Assistant Editor of Global Village Space conducts an overview of Pakistan’s major UN peacekeeping force operations.