Zameen.com’s parent company among top 5 Middle East unicorns
According to data as of December 2021 by Forbes, Zameen.com's parent company Emerging Markets Property Group valued at over $1 billion. This made the merged entity the third unicorn created by Pakistani founders following Afiniti and KeepTruckin.
Securing Pakistan’s economic future with digital exports
Nadeem Mujtaba, in collaboration with Michael McKinlay, highlights the advantages of digital exports for Pakistan in an interesting piece. To brighten Pakistan’s economic future, the government needs to re-structure the higher education system and apply concepts used by the military for battles!
Economy on a bumpy yet steady road to recover
The pandemic became a severe challenge for Pakistan's fragile economy, which is cited as the main stumbling block on the country's road of development. Despite the lockdowns and the third wave of covid-19, the economy of Pakistan has recovered strongly in FY-2021 posting a growth of 3.94 percent, substantially higher than the previous two years.
On National Security Policy of Pakistan – Gen (r) Asad Durrani
Lt Gen. (r) Asad Durrani, a retired 3-star rank general in the Pakistan Army laments how core security matters, the NSPs at times pointed out that the incumbent policymakers and executioners, usually on post for a limited time, may not be aware of the history of the issue and its complexity
Despite 10:1 Ratio, Armed Forces of Pakistan Performed Exceptionally Well
Ikram Sehgal, a prominent defense analyst and the author of “Blood over Different Shades of Green,” sits down with the GVS to share his account of the events which led to the creation of Bangladesh in 1971 as part of a series of discussions GVS conducted under the theme of “Fall of Dhaka: Reliving the Pain.”
Who Killed Bengali Intellectuals in 1971?
In his interview with the GVS, Mr. Hali divulges hidden truths overshadowed by the myths surrounding the tragedy of 1971. He stresses that Pakistan and Bangladesh should pool their resources to live in harmony. Both must benefit from each other's strengths rather than raking the old wounds.
Debunking myths around Bangladesh’s creation
This is the third interview in a series of discussions GVS conducted with those who had experienced or studied the events up to the Fall of Dhaka in December 1971 under the theme of “Fall of Dhaka: Reliving the Pain”.
Journey continues after 60 months!
Global Village Space (GVS) stands for bringing a nuanced perspective on Pakistan – in a fast-shrinking world that is forcing all of us to live like one large interconnected human society.
Pakistan Embassy London Fooled us! 1971 War
This is the second interview in a series of discussions GVS conducted with those who had directly experienced the events up to the fall of Dhaka in December 1971 under the theme of "Fall of Dhaka: Reliving the Pain”.
India created Pakistan & Pakistan created Bangladesh
Gen. Asad Durrani who retired as DG ISI in early 1990's was a young army major on the western front. In this discussion he recounts how there was very limited information of what was happening in East Pakistan. At one point he argues that "We created Bangladesh like India created Pakistan."
AKHUWAT: Historic initiative by the prime minister for low-cost housing
The Prime Minister of Pakistan launched Low-Cost Housing Scheme in January 2020 in order to address the growing housing needs of homeless people across...
The First MicroFinanceBank Limited: Enabling individuals
FMFB has been actively involved in supporting the lower-income segment of the society to have, or improve, their own home since long. At the moment, FMFB house loan disbursements, other than GMSS Product, stand at more than PKR 4 billion across the country.