Politics & Courts Correspondent

Hamza Qureshi

Stories by Hamza Qureshi

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The wide Indus River flowing between rocky banks in autumn.

Pakistan opens first international seminar on the Indus Waters Treaty

Pakistan hosted its first international seminar on the Indus Waters Treaty in Islamabad, with Ishaq Dar warning that denying Pakistan its water would threaten regional peace.

A ripening wheat field stretching to the horizon under a clear sky in Punjab, Pakistan.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PM Shehbaz orders National Agriculture Policy and monthly Apex Forum

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed early formulation of a National Agriculture Policy with provincial input and a monthly forum to monitor farm reforms.

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Pemra suspends Geo News licence for 15 days over Muharram broadcast

Pakistan's media regulator suspended Geo News for 15 days over a Muharram 10 special transmission it said was liable to hurt viewers' religious sentiments.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly building in Peshawar, seen from outside.

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KP lawmakers oppose federal taxes on tribal districts and Malakand

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly members from the tribal districts and Malakand division rejected federal plans to impose taxes, warning of protests if the move is not reversed.

An aerial view of the snow-capped Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Hindu Kush quake shakes north Pakistan; Balochistan jolted

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake centred in Afghanistan's Hindu Kush shook Islamabad and northern Pakistan on 27 June, hours after quakes in Balochistan injured three.

A large ship approaches a port terminal in Karachi with cranes and stacked containers in the background.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan facilitates return of 22 Iranian crew from seized ship

DPM Ishaq Dar said 22 Iranian crew of the tanker Lenore/Davina reached Karachi on 26 June, the fourth group Pakistan has helped repatriate in two months.

A Muharram mourning procession moves along a street in Karachi, with participants carrying banners and a decorated replica.

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Ashura observed across Pakistan under heavy security

Pakistan observed Youm-e-Ashura on 26 June 2026 with mourning processions nationwide under heavy security, mobile service suspensions and thousands of police deployed.

Buildings and a road in Islamabad's Blue Area business district seen at dusk.

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FIA busts human tissue trafficking network in Islamabad

The FIA and HOTA arrested seven people, including three Chinese nationals, over the alleged commercial processing and export of human placenta in Islamabad.

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar wearing a dark suit at an official engagement.

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Dar tables US-Iran accord in NA, sets out phase two

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar placed the three-page US-Iran agreement on the National Assembly record and said the next phase would cover nuclear matters, sanctions and Lebanon.

Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq and Maulana Fazlur Rehman in the assembly hall.

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NA debate erupts over AJK unrest and Khawaja Asif remarks

Opposition and PPP lawmakers criticised Defence Minister Khawaja Asif over remarks about Rawalakot residents as the National Assembly debated unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

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Fazlur Rehman agrees to mediate AJK government-JAAC standoff

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said he accepted a request from JAAC leaders to mediate with the AJK government and urged the committee to call off its sit-in.

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NDMA issues nationwide alert over heavy rain and flood risk

The National Disaster Management Authority warned of thunderstorms, urban flooding and glacial lake outburst risks across Pakistan over a 12- to 24-hour window.