Politics & Courts Correspondent

Hamza Qureshi

Stories by Hamza Qureshi

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A multi-storey hospital building with a pale facade and rows of windows seen across an open paved area under a clear sky.

Pakistan orders hospital fire-safety audits after PIMS newborn deaths

Pakistan's health ministry ordered fire-safety audits of public hospitals on 28 August 2026, after a PIMS nursery fire killed 14 newborns and parliament demanded accountability.

A broad river flows past a barrage structure, with small wooden fishing boats moored near the bank in the foreground.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Dar calls India's Indus Waters Treaty suspension an 'act of war'

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said on 28 August 2026 that Pakistan treats India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty as an act of war and urged restored water data-sharing.

Aerial view of Constitution Avenue in Islamabad curving past the city's green government district towards high-rise towers in the distance.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan steps up US-Iran mediation, rejects 'US envoy' claim

Pakistan's Foreign Office said on 27 August 2026 it is pushing diplomatic channels to ease US-Iran tensions and denied that Field Marshal Asim Munir went to Tehran as a US envoy.

Muzaffarabad seen from a hillside, with dense housing, a river bend and a bridge crossing the valley beneath hazy mountains.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Nawaz nominates Barrister Gilani for AJK prime minister

PML-N's Nawaz Sharif nominated Barrister Syed Iftikhar Ali Gilani as its AJK prime ministerial candidate on 27 August 2026, days after first naming another leader.

Jamaat-e-Islami supporters sit behind a table of microphones beneath a green-and-white party banner at an outdoor political gathering.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Jamaat-e-Islami calls nationwide strike on Sept 3 over petroleum levy

Jamaat-e-Islami emir Naeemur Rehman announced a nationwide strike on 3 September 2026 against the petroleum levy, warning protests will widen if relief is not given.

A street at night decorated with strings of warm lights beside a floodlit mosque with a green dome, marking Eid Miladun Nabi in Pakistan.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Zardari and Shehbaz urge unity and service in Eid Miladun Nabi messages

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif marked Eid Miladun Nabi on 26 August 2026 with separate messages urging tolerance, unity and service to humanity.

A wide view of Islamabad's cityscape with low buildings and hills under a pale sky.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Army officer detained after gunfire at Islamabad's Sarhad University protest

A serving army officer was taken into custody and faces disciplinary action after firing into the air during a student protest at Sarhad University's Islamabad campus.

Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif seated in a dark suit at a conference table.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan ministry says Khawaja Asif video is fake and AI-voiced

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said a viral clip in which Defence Minister Khawaja Asif appeared to criticise Pakistan and compare it with India was fabricated.

A wooden judge's gavel resting on a round sound block.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Hina Javed post-mortem reveals injuries as probe widens

A post-mortem on Hina Javed, found dead in a Rawalpindi apartment, found a fractured neck bone and other injuries, as the first lady demanded a thorough inquiry.

Aerial view of floodwaters covering fields and a settlement in Pakistan.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PM Shehbaz orders financial aid for families hit by monsoon floods

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed compensation for flood victims and faster restoration of roads and power, as 615 tonnes of relief supplies were dispatched.

A wide, busy boulevard in Karachi lined with buildings and trees under a clear sky.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Karachi power protests block roads over 12-hour load-shedding

Residents in several Karachi neighbourhoods protested prolonged, unannounced power cuts on Saturday, burning tyres and blocking roads as K-Electric blamed theft and unpaid dues.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, a white structure with a large central dome and columns, seen under a clear sky.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PTI files contempt petition in Supreme Court over Imran Khan hospital move

PTI filed a contempt petition in the Supreme Court on 22 August 2026, accusing the government of defying an order to shift jailed Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital.