German Ambassador – Martin Kobler’s blind dates across Pakistan
Ambassador Kobler has previously been an ambassador to Iraq and Egypt. During his time at the UN, he served on various positions in Iraq,...
Cynthia Ritchie – The American Batting for Pakistan
Cynthia D Ritchie is a freelance director, producer and communications consultant who currently lives in Islamabad. GVS: You have described yourself as a global citizen...
Book Review- Designed to Fail: The American Misadventure in Afghanistan
In 2003 I attended a hearing on Afghanistan at the US Senate. During the hearing, at which a serving general and a few other...
PTV at 53: The Rise, The Fall and The Rise of Pakistan Television
This November marks the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV)’s 53rd Anniversary. Those of us who remember the days of Waras, Anghan Tera, Ainak Wala Jin...
Sui Dhaaga: Strong Cast and Weak Plot
Buried somewhere in Sharat Katariya's Sui Dhaaga is a brilliant social drama about a couple striving for greatness despite coming from humble beginnings, sadly...
Load Wedding – Movie Review
It's rare to find a film in our culture that is socially conscious and deliver a message that is executed well. It's even rare...
‘Venom’ : A sheer disappointment
Sony's efforts to expand Sony's Marvel Universe– a series of films based on Marvel comic characters around Spider-man associated characters – reached a new...
Editorial – Magazine
You will notice a pink theme as you flip through the pages of GVS magazine this month and I hope it stays with you....
Global Village Space: A journey of 21 months
What happened, where, how and when? These are the basic, the primal, the fundamental questions we are supposed to ask in the news industry....
Social Democracy: The Middle Way for Pakistan
Author of ‘The Economic Impact of International Monetary Fund programmes’, examines how Imran Khan’s PTI can learn from the European welfare state.
Police Service: Challenges & Reforms
In Pakistan, the words “police” and “reforms” seldom feature in the same sentence. In fact, most Pakistanis would say that they are the antithesis...
Small men occupying big offices: Is this new for India? – Najma Minhas
Kautilya’s ‘the Arthashastra’, was penned centuries before Machiavelli was born; Kautilya is thought to be the pen name for Chanakya, minister to Chandragupta Maurya (reign:...