Politics & Courts Correspondent
Hamza Qureshi
Stories by Hamza Qureshi
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Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePunjab bans outdoor drone flying for 30 days over public safety risk
The Punjab Home Department imposed an immediate 30-day ban on flying drones outdoors across the province, citing public safety and security concerns, with narrow exemptions.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceFire engulfs Karachi SITE dyeing factory, no casualties reported
A third-degree blaze broke out at a clothes-dyeing factory near Nauras Chowrangi in Karachi's SITE industrial area, prompting a city-wide firefighting response.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePTI alleges secrecy as Imran Khan gets second eye injection at PIMS
Imran Khan received a second anti-VEGF injection for a retinal vein condition at PIMS early on 24 February 2026, as PTI demanded treatment at Shifa International.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePM Shehbaz lands in Doha on two-day Qatar visit, to meet Emir on Tuesday
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Doha late on 23 February 2026 for a two-day official visit at the invitation of the Emir, with energy and trade on the agenda.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceOpposition protests outside Supreme Court over Imran Khan's health and cases
Opposition and PTI leaders protested outside the Supreme Court on 23 February 2026, demanding immediate hearings for Imran Khan's cases and access to his own doctors.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceIHC withdraws contempt notices against PM and cabinet in Aafia Siddiqui case
The Islamabad High Court set aside contempt notices served on the prime minister and federal cabinet in the Aafia Siddiqui case, ruling the bench was not lawfully constituted.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceJI chief calls Pakistan's role in Trump's Board of Peace 'unacceptable'
Jamaat-i-Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on 21 February 2026 rejected Pakistan's role in the first Board of Peace meeting on Gaza and opposed sending troops.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceFIA to file revised charge sheet in PTI foreign funding case by March 5
The FIA told an Islamabad banking court it will submit a complete charge sheet against Imran Khan and others by 5 March after adding two new suspects to the probe.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan extends airspace ban on Indian aircraft until 23 March
Pakistan's Airports Authority issued a fresh notice to airmen extending the closure of Pakistani airspace to Indian civil and military aircraft until 23 March 2026.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceOpposition alliance ends Parliament sit-in as PTI unveils 'Imran Khan Release Force'
The TTAP-led sit-in over jailed Imran Khan's health was called off on 18 February 2026, while PTI's KP chief minister announced a new nationwide release campaign.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceRuet-e-Hilal sights Ramadan moon in Pakistan, first fast to be observed on Thursday
Pakistan's Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee confirmed the sighting of the Ramadan 1447 Hijri moon on 18 February 2026, fixing the first fast for Thursday 19 February.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePM Shehbaz heads to Washington for Trump's Board of Peace as Gaza troop role stays unresolved
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif travelled to Washington for the first meeting of Donald Trump's Board of Peace, as Pakistan sought guarantees on any Gaza troop role.