Politics & Courts Correspondent

Hamza Qureshi

Stories by Hamza Qureshi

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Shah Mahmood Qureshi speaking at a press conference.

Lahore ATC acquits Qureshi, jails four PTI leaders in May 9 case

A Lahore anti-terrorism court acquitted former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and sentenced four senior PTI leaders to 10 years each in a May 9 riots case.

A red People's Bus Service bus on a road in Karachi.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Karachi transport strike enters third day as police talks fail

Public transport operators in Karachi kept buses off the roads for a third day after talks with traffic police failed to resolve a dispute over e-challans and fines.

A white-domed gurdwara with a reflecting pool in front of it.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Sikh caretaker couple shot dead at Mardan gurdwara; constable held

A police constable was arrested a day after a Sikh caretaker and his wife were shot dead inside a gurdwara in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Jailed PTI leaders press for a 'Charter of Pakistan' over economy charter

Incarcerated PTI leaders rejected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's call for a charter of economy, saying constitutional supremacy and political stability must come first.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad illuminated at night.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Constitutional court gives detailed reasons for striking down Section 7E

The Federal Constitutional Court released a 92-page judgment declaring Section 7E of the Income Tax Ordinance void, ruling that property ownership cannot be taxed without income.

The Parliament House building in Islamabad, where the National Assembly budget debate took place.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Tarar defends FY27 budget as opposition rejects it over taxes

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said enforcement had recovered Rs800 billion and called the budget relief-oriented, as opposition parties rejected the FY2026-27 plan.

Terraced hillsides and a winding road in the Rawalakot area of Azad Jammu and Kashmir at dusk.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Thousands rejoin AJK sit-ins after overnight dispersal in Rawalakot

Thousands regrouped at Rawalakot sit-in sites on 13 June 2026 after an overnight dispersal, contradicting official claims the banned JAAC campaign had collapsed.

A view over Gilgit city and the surrounding mountains in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PM Shehbaz invites PPP to form Gilgit-Baltistan government

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited the PPP to form the Gilgit-Baltistan government after it won the most seats, with PML-N to sit in opposition.

Portrait of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan in a dark suit.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Supreme Court restores Imran Khan's right to defence in defamation suit

Pakistan's Supreme Court set aside a 2022 order that struck out Imran Khan's defence in a Rs10 billion defamation suit filed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Dark monsoon clouds and rain sweeping over green hills near Islamabad.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PMD and NDMA issue rain, flash flood and landslide alerts

Forecasters warned of thunderstorms, flash floods and landslides across northern Pakistan from 11 to 15 June while Karachi and Lahore stayed hot and humid.

The Indus River flowing through a rocky gorge near Thakot in northern Pakistan.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan warns India that blocking water would be an 'act of war'

At his weekly briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi rejected Indian remarks about stopping water flows and said Pakistan would defend its rights.

A view of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, with the Neelum river and surrounding hills.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Strike shuts down AJK as banned JAAC's long march stalls

Shops and transport shut across Azad Jammu and Kashmir on 9 June 2026 after the banned JAAC called a strike, as authorities announced a Rs10m bounty.