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Hamza Qureshi

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Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz photographed during a public appearance.

Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz undergoes major surgery in Lahore

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz underwent major surgery at Sharif Medical City Hospital and returned home, senior minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in a dark suit and tie, photographed during an interview.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PM Shehbaz hopes for US-Iran deal after call with Pezeshkian

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told Iran's president he hoped a US-Iran peace deal would materialise soon, as Tehran thanked Pakistan for its mediation role.

A blue tributary stream mixing with the muddy brown water of the Indus River near Chilas in northern Pakistan.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan urges India to honour Indus Waters Treaty at Dushanbe

Climate minister Musadik Malik warned that suspending shared-water treaties threatens downstream states and pressed India to respect the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty.

Imran Khan, founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, in a dark jacket, photographed against a plain background.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PTI urges government to reject Abraham Accords and uphold no-Israel policy

PTI called on the government to maintain its non-recognition of Israel and reject normalisation initiatives such as the Abraham Accords.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a dark suit and tie, photographed at an official event.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan, China announce broad consensus as PM Shehbaz ends visit

Pakistan and China issued a joint statement on 26 May 2026 after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's Beijing visit, backing CPEC 2.0, security ties and Kashmir dialogue.

The Great Hall of the People, a large colonnaded building in Beijing, China.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Shehbaz, Xi hail 'unbreakable' ties as Pakistan, China advance CPEC Phase II

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Xi Jinping reaffirmed the Pakistan-China all-weather partnership in Beijing as both sides agreed to advance CPEC Phase II.

Satellite imagery showing a broad band of extreme heat across southern Asia.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan issues heatwave alert as temperatures head toward 50°C

The Pakistan Meteorological Department forecast a severe heatwave from 25 to 31 May, with temperatures in several cities expected to reach between 47 and 50 degrees Celsius.

A wide view of Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, seen from the Daman-e-Koh viewpoint.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan hopes to host next US-Iran talks as Trump hails 'largely negotiated' deal

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan hopes to host the next round of US-Iran talks 'very soon' after President Trump said a deal to end the war was largely negotiated.

People gather in the courtyard of the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore ahead of Eidul Azha.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Sindh announces four Eidul Azha holidays, a day more than the Centre

Sindh declared public holidays from 26 to 29 May for Eidul Azha, adding a fourth day after the federal government announced a three-day break.

Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf wave party flags at a protest rally.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PTI launches nationwide protest drive over Imran Khan and inflation

The PTI-led TTAP alliance held protests in Peshawar, Islamabad, Lahore and other cities against Imran Khan's imprisonment, rising inflation and fuel prices.

A portrait photograph of Pakistan's prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, wearing a dark suit.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PM Shehbaz to visit China on 23-26 May as ties mark 75 years

Pakistan's Foreign Office announced that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit China from 23 to 26 May, meeting Xi Jinping and Li Qiang.

The Marala Headworks on the Chenab River in Punjab, Pakistan, seen from above with barrage gates and a road bridge.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Flood alert for Chenab as India opens Salal Dam spillway gates

Punjab authorities issued a flood warning for the Chenab after India said it would open the Salal Dam spillway gates, with the river expected to rise two to three metres.