Politics & Courts Correspondent
Hamza Qureshi
Stories by Hamza Qureshi
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Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePunjab Assembly sets minimum marriage age at 18 for both sexes
The Punjab Assembly passed the Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2026 on 27 April, fixing 18 as the minimum marriage age for boys and girls and making underage marriage non-bailable.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceWitkoff, Kushner set for Islamabad Iran talks; Trump cancels trip next day
On 24 April 2026 the White House said Witkoff and Kushner would fly to Islamabad for Pakistan-mediated Iran talks; Trump cancelled after Araghchi left.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceSupreme Court disposes 122 cases as registries run via video link
Pakistan's Supreme Court said it disposed of 122 cases on 22 April 2026, with benches in Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta working despite access curbs in the capital.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceQatar nears strategic defence pact with Pakistan after Doha strikes
Defence Security Asia reports Qatar is moving toward a strategic defence agreement with Pakistan, modelled on Riyadh's September 2025 mutual-defence pact.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceSaudi funding pullout puts Pakistan's $1.5bn Sudan arms deal on hold
Pakistan has suspended a $1.5 billion agreement to supply aircraft and weapons to Sudan after Saudi Arabia withdrew its financing and signalled the deal should end.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceIslamabad seals Red Zone and halts transport ahead of US-Iran talks
Pakistan closed Islamabad's Red Zone and suspended public and goods transport in the twin cities on 19 April 2026 as it prepared for a second round of US-Iran talks.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceTremors shake north and central Pakistan, no casualties reported
Earthquake tremors were felt across northern and central Pakistan on 18 April 2026, including Murree, Chiniot, Sargodha and districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceFarmers stage countrywide protests over wheat support price
Farmers held coordinated protests in more than 100 cities across Pakistan on 17 April 2026, demanding a wheat support price of Rs4,000 per maund.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan army chief Munir in Tehran to push for second round of US-Iran talks
Field Marshal Asim Munir led a Pakistani delegation to Tehran on 15 April 2026 to arrange a second round of US-Iran talks before the 22 April ceasefire deadline.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceFIA names Imran Khan principal accused in PTI foreign funding charge sheet
The FIA finalised a 57-page charge sheet naming Imran Khan as the principal accused in the PTI foreign funding case, and was due to file it in court.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan pushes for second round of US-Iran talks as PM plans Gulf tour
Pakistan said on 14 April 2026 it was working to arrange more US-Iran talks and extend the fragile ceasefire, as PM Shehbaz Sharif prepared a Gulf tour.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceBBC investigation finds unsafe injections persisted at Taunsa hospital after HIV outbreak
A BBC Eye investigation reported on 14 April 2026 that unsafe injection practices continued at a Taunsa hospital years after it was linked to an HIV outbreak among children.