Politics & Courts Correspondent

Hamza Qureshi

Stories by Hamza Qureshi

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A red Islamabad Metro Bus at a stop in the Blue Area of the capital.

Pakistan rolls out free public transport and fuel subsidies after petrol, diesel price shock

Islamabad and Punjab make state-run buses free for 30 days and announce targeted subsidies after fuel prices jumped sharply on the Iran war.

Imran Khan speaking in a June 2023 television interview.

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Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi move IHC to expedite Toshakhana and £190m appeals

Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi asked the Islamabad High Court on 3 April 2026 to fix their pending Toshakhana-I and £190m appeals and allow jail meetings with their lawyers.

Imran Khan, founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, addressing supporters in a dark jacket.

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Constitutional court seeks KP CM reply on Imran 'release force' plan

The Federal Constitutional Court gave KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi 10 days to answer a petition against the proposed 'release force' for Imran Khan.

The two-storey Punjab Assembly building in Lahore with arched windows and a domed entrance.

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Punjab Assembly gets bill to jail forced conversions for up to five years

A private member's bill tabled in the Punjab Assembly on 31 March 2026 would punish forced religious conversion with up to five years in prison and a fine.

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, in a dark suit and tie, photographed in 2024.

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Pakistan and China put forward five-point peace plan as Mideast war enters fifth week

DPM/FO Ishaq Dar and Chinese FM Wang Yi issued a five-point initiative in Beijing on 31 March 2026 for halting the US-Iran war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Officials seated along both sides of a long polished conference table beneath a large glass chandelier, with Pakistani and British flags at the far end.

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Pakistan offers to host US-Iran talks as four-nation consultations end

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt ended quadrilateral consultations in Islamabad on 29 March 2026, with Ishaq Dar offering to host US-Iran talks.

Deep cracks in dried lakebed mud stretch toward a line of scrub and a range of barren mountains under a blue sky.

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Pakistan unveils first national drought action plan to shift from relief to readiness

Pakistan presented a National Drought Action Plan at a 29 March 2026 Islamabad workshop, aiming to move from post-impact relief to early warning and preparedness.

A wide avenue in Islamabad lined with lamp posts and government buildings under a clear sky.

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Saudi, Turkiye, Egypt foreign ministers to visit Islamabad for Iran war talks

On 28 March 2026 Pakistan said the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt will meet in Islamabad on 29-30 March to discuss the Iran war.

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Pakistan emerges as US-Iran backchannel as 15-point plan moves through Islamabad

On 27 March 2026 Pakistan's mediation in the US-Iran war drew Kuwaiti royal and US lawmaker endorsements alongside DPM Dar's confirmation.

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IHC fixes 31 March hearing on Imran and Bushra £190m sentence pleas

The Islamabad High Court has scheduled 31 March to hear Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi's pleas to suspend their sentences in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case.

Supporters at an MQM rally in Karachi waving party flags

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MQM-P presses PM Shehbaz for 28th amendment on local government

An MQM-P delegation asked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Karachi to include Article 140A in a 28th constitutional amendment and to fast-track Karachi's development package.

A Tezgam Express passenger coach photographed on the railway

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Tezgam derailment: minister blames human and mechanical error

Pakistan's railways minister says human and mechanical error likely caused the Tezgam derailment near Lodhran that injured 26 passengers on Tuesday night.