Politics & Courts Correspondent

Hamza Qureshi

Stories by Hamza Qureshi

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The Aiwan-e-Sadr presidential building in Islamabad, seen among trees.

PM Shehbaz briefs President Zardari on Makkah defence agreement

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif briefed President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr on 14 August 2026 about the Makkah defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Türkiye.

The white marble Mazar-e-Quaid mausoleum in Karachi beneath a clear sky.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan marks 79th Independence Day with nationwide ceremonies

Pakistan marked its 79th Independence Day on 14 August 2026 with gun salutes, a change of guards at Mazar-e-Quaid and leadership calls for national unity and reform.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a dark suit during an official engagement.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Shehbaz calls every drop of Pakistan's water a 'red line' at Yadgar-e-Fatah event

On the eve of Independence Day the prime minister warned India of a direct response over the Indus Waters Treaty and unveiled a monument to the May 2025 conflict.

A street view of the Saddar commercial area of Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Rawalpindi Mall Road shooting: minister blames PTI for 'hatred'

Pakistan's interior minister said PTI could not absolve itself of responsibility for a shooting on Rawalpindi's Mall Road, as the party rejected any link.

Portrait of President Asif Ali Zardari in a dark suit and tie.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Zardari approves high court judge appointments, ending impasse

President Asif Ali Zardari on 11 August 2026 approved additional judges for five high courts, ending weeks of delay that had drawn in the Islamabad High Court.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PM calls Makkah defence pact defensive as cabinet clears housing policy

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the federal cabinet on 10 August 2026 that the Makkah defence pact is purely defensive, as it approved the National Housing Policy 2026.

Karachi police officers standing beside a patrol vehicle.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Acid traces found in Mir Raza Ali case as police detentions reach 21

Sources said on 10 August that acid traces were found in Karachi businessman Mir Raza Ali's stomach and on his clothes, as police sealed a guesthouse and detentions reached 21.

A large crowd of people gathered at a Jamaat-e-Islami protest in Islamabad.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Jamaat-e-Islami announces nationwide sit-ins from August 16

Jamaat-e-Islami said on 9 August 2026 it will launch nationwide sit-ins from 16 August over fuel levies and electricity prices.

Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf gathered at a street protest carrying party flags.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PTI announces September 27 long march towards Islamabad

PTI will hold a long march towards Islamabad on 27 September 2026, a Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa minister said, after nationwide Black Day protests marking Imran Khan's third year in jail.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad under a clear sky.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Government weighs bypassing President Zardari on judges' appointment

Pakistan's government is considering notifying high court judges without President Asif Ali Zardari's assent, as the Islamabad High Court hears a plea over the delay.

People collecting clean drinking water from a tapstand in a village in Sindh, Pakistan.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz rejects charges for bottled drinking water

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz rejected a proposal to charge for bottled drinking water on 6 August 2026 and ordered faster work on filtration plants.

Supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan gathered at a street protest carrying party flags.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Jamaat-i-Islami announces 510 nationwide sit-ins against petroleum levy

Jamaat-i-Islami emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman announced sit-ins at 510 locations across Pakistan on 7 August 2026 against the petroleum levy and rising fuel prices.