The former federal secretary highlights the dire need for reform of the police and the ‘thana’ culture which has continued even under the Police Order 2002. He contests that new effective accountability mechanisms are critical to see any further improvement in policing.

Under what circumstances courts, in India and Pakistan, award life imprisonment, and what does it mean? The public and intelligentsia remain confused. A seven-member bench of the Supreme Court took up a case to determine the time period of a life sentence. A high court lawyer grapples with the complex issues of jurisprudence and nuances of the law.

For Pakistan to avoid continue being the laggard in the region, it needs to take those tough decisions over structural reforms that governments have avoided doing so for decades because it was not politically expedient.

Chairman BOI highlights the government’s success in the Ease of Doing Business Index, the progress of special economic zones (SEZs) and exporting ‘Made in Pakistan’, and the headway on the international investment coming into Pakistan.

For Pakistan's economy, currently going through yet another troubled period, it has always been a tale of two deficits – the Current Account (CA)...

Mr. Muhammad Farid Alam, CEO AKD Securities Ltd, has over two decades of capital market experience under his belt. Before AKD, Farid remained associated...

Mr. Salman Haider has over 20 years of Investment Management experience, including almost 10 years on Wall Street, New York. He started his career...

Renowned economist and businessman argues that inequality is a political choice and not an inevitable result of technology and globalization. We can draw several lessons for economic governance in Pakistan from famous French writer Thomas Picketty’s new book; Capital and Ideology.

Former Ambassador highlights the often-ignored facts about the RSS, as he calls them the largest terrorist organization in the world. He explains in detail the origins and evolution of the RSS and its leaders and how, with its political arm the BJP, is relentlessly implementing the RSS agenda of Hindu fascism.

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.

Joaquin Phoenix is a revelation in the film, terrifying and bewitching to behold, giving us a version of Joker that is unlike any we’ve seen before. Joker is perhaps his pièce de résistance and a role that will firmly put him in the pantheon of all-time great actors.