Politics & Courts Correspondent

Hamza Qureshi

Stories by Hamza Qureshi

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Official portrait of Pakistan's chief of defence forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in military uniform.

Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir arrives in Tehran for US-Iran mediation

Field Marshal Asim Munir arrived in Tehran on 22 May as Pakistan intensified its mediation between Washington and Tehran over the US-Iran war.

A car being refuelled at a compressed natural gas station in Pakistan, with a dispenser and canopy visible.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Centre agrees to resume gas supply to KP CNG stations

The federal government agreed to restore 35mmcfd of natural gas to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's CNG stations from 21 May, ending a suspension that began in mid-April.

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, in a dark suit and tie, speaks at a podium during an event in Washington in July 2019.

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KP chief minister, Imran Khan's sisters blocked from Adiala jail

Police stopped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and Imran Khan's sisters from reaching Adiala jail, prompting a sit-in that PTI ended early on 20 May.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, a white modern structure with a large central dome, seen from the plaza in front.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Shariat Court restores suicide-attempt offence, voids 2022 reform

The Federal Shariat Court declared the 2022 decriminalisation of suicide attempts repugnant to Islam and restored Section 325 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

Women voters at a polling station, one in a patterned shawl placing a paper ballot into a white box on a table while others wait their turn.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Proposal to raise Pakistan's voting age to 25 draws backlash

A proposal floated by a prime minister's adviser to raise Pakistan's voting age from 18 to 25 under a possible 28th amendment has drawn criticism from opposition and civil society.

A grey Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder fighter jet marked 'THUNDER' and numbered 323, parked on a tarmac under a partly cloudy sky with an orange flag on a pole beside it.

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Pakistan deploys 8,000 troops and JF-17 squadron to Saudi Arabia

Pakistan has sent about 8,000 troops, a squadron of JF-17 fighters, drones and a Chinese air-defence system to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defence pact, Reuters reported.

A large government building at night decorated with rows of small golden lights and red vertical light strands, with illuminated calligraphy on the central facade.

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Opposition protests in National Assembly over Imran Khan's medical care

PTI-backed opposition lawmakers protested on the National Assembly floor and said they would boycott the budget session, demanding proper medical care for imprisoned Imran Khan.

A man with short grey hair in a light blue button-down shirt speaks behind a black microphone, with pink and white floral arrangements behind him.

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Naqvi lands in Tehran as Pakistan pushes to revive stalled US-Iran talks

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi made an unannounced two-day visit to Tehran tied to Pakistan's effort to restart US-Iran negotiations after Washington rejected Iran's proposal.

The Passu Glacier and surrounding rugged mountains in Gilgit-Baltistan, with a braided glacial river bed in the foreground and snow-capped peaks on the horizon.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

NDMA warns of heavy rain and glacial floods across Pakistan

Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority issued a nationwide alert for thunderstorms, heavy rain and glacial lake outburst flood risk from 18 to 22 May 2026.

Hazy farmland around Jacobabad, Sindh, with a field of tall green and golden crops in the foreground and trees along the horizon.

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Armed mob burns homes in Jacobabad over love marriage

Police said about 400 armed people attacked a village in Jacobabad district and set fire to more than 150 homes after a video of an inter-community love marriage spread online.

Mohammad Ishaq Dar, wearing a dark suit and tie, is shown from the chest up against a pale background.

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Pakistan repatriates 11 nationals and 20 Iranians from seized vessels

Deputy PM Ishaq Dar said the 31 people taken from vessels seized by the United States on the high seas were flown home via Singapore and Bangkok on 15 May.

Maulana Fazlur Rehman, wearing an orange patterned turban, glasses and a white beard, sits in a dark waistcoat in front of a banner reading Pakistan.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

JUI-F announces nationwide inflation protests from 22 May

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced countrywide demonstrations against inflation at all district headquarters on 22 May, with a major gathering in Pishin on 4 June.