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Hamza Qureshi

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Cargo trucks and containers lined up at the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Torkham Customs seize 21,000 rounds of arms in smuggling attempt

Pakistan Customs at Torkham said it seized more than 21,000 rounds of SMG and rifle cartridges from a vehicle on 13 January 2026 and lodged an FIR.

President Asif Ali Zardari in a dark suit at a state reception, standing before a green and white Pakistan flag

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

President Zardari to make four-day official visit to Bahrain from January 13

The Foreign Office says President Asif Ali Zardari will meet Bahrain's King Hamad and Crown Prince Salman during a 13–16 January visit, focusing on trade and defence.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, a long modern concrete structure behind a gate, viewed from a raised vantage point across surrounding government flats

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Supreme Court imposes major penalties on four registry officers

On 11 January 2026 the Supreme Court imposed major disciplinary penalties on three Karachi-registry officers and one Lahore-registry officer for transparency issues.

Pen-style seismograph needle tracing dark wavy lines on a rotating paper drum inside a beige instrument cabinet

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

5.8-magnitude Tajikistan-Xinjiang border earthquake felt in Islamabad, parts of KP

Pakistan's PMD recorded a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in the Tajikistan-Xinjiang border region on 9 January 2026, with tremors felt in Islamabad and KP and no immediate casualties.

The exterior of a district headquarter hospital building in Pakistan, showing an ambulance parked in front of the old, single-storey medical facility

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Punjab orders body cameras for hospital nurses, ward boys, pharmacy staff

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on 9 January 2026 made body cameras mandatory for nurses, ward boys, security guards and pharmacy staff in public hospitals.

A view of Jinnah Road in Quetta after a snowfall, with cars and shops along a wide central boulevard and low mountains in the background

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PM Shehbaz announces Rs300bn Chaman-Karachi highway and five Daanish schools in Balochistan

On 8 January 2026 PM Shehbaz Sharif announced a Rs300bn Chaman-Karachi highway, five Daanish schools and a wider Balochistan push from Quetta.

The Pakistan Monument in Islamabad, a large petal-shaped concrete structure at the foot of the Margalla Hills, set against a clear blue sky.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

CDA's Shakarparian tree cutting leaves four patches 'bald and barren' as Islamabad residents demand inquiry

On 5 January 2026 Dawn reported CDA had cleared about 15 acres of trees near Lok Virsa; the authority says only paper mulberry was removed under a Supreme Court order.

A large white multi-storey building with a broad facade and a Pakistani flag on a tall mast, with dark hills and a heavy cloudy sky behind it.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan Senate delegation to make first US parliamentary visit in 77 years

The Senate Secretariat said on 6 January 2026 that Deputy Chairman Syedaal Khan Nasar will lead a delegation to Washington from 20 to 25 January, a first in 77 years.

The Jhelum River winding through a green valley near Muzaffarabad, the capital city of Azad Kashmir, with forested hills rising in the background.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

AJK marks Kashmir Right to Self-Determination Day with rallies across Muzaffarabad, district HQs

Rallies and seminars across Azad Jammu and Kashmir on 5 January 2026 marked Right to Self-Determination Day, urging UN implementation of its 1949 resolution.

Sunset view of the Ghazi-Barotha Dam and reservoir on the Indus River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

KP CM orders six-month feasibility study for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Power Distribution Company

On 5 January 2026 KP CM Sohail Afridi ordered completion of a feasibility study for the KPPDC within six months, alongside the draft Pepra Act.

Front exterior view of the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad under a clear sky.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

KP CM Afridi urges Islamabad lawyers to back a 'lawyers' movement' for judicial independence

On 5 January 2026, KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi addressed the Islamabad Bar Association, urging lawyers to launch a movement for judicial independence and PTI's street agenda.

Wide view of the River Indus in autumn, with shallow braided channels across a wide sandy bed flanked by low rocky hills.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan's Indus Waters Commissioner says India's 'abeyance' claim has 'no standing' in treaty law

On 4 January 2026 Pakistan's Indus Waters Commissioner rejected India's 'abeyance' claim and flagged three altered-flow episodes since April 2025.