Politics & Courts Correspondent

Hamza Qureshi

Stories by Hamza Qureshi

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Russia's Special Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov speaks into a microphone at a conference panel

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban clash at Moscow Format, first failure to issue joint statement

Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban failed to issue a joint statement at the eighth Moscow Format meeting on 6 October 2026 — the first such breakdown since the forum began in 2017.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, wearing a dark suit and tie, seated indoors during a meeting in Washington in June 2024

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UN chief António Guterres to make official visit to Pakistan on 6-8 October

UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrives in Pakistan on 6 October for a three-day visit to meet its leadership and discuss US-Iran mediation and disaster preparedness.

A dense night-time crowd of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf supporters waving green-and-red party flags and holding placards at a rally.

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PTI long march sets off for Islamabad after government talks collapse

PTI's long march set off from Lakki Marwat on 4 October after government talks collapsed, as the Centre weighs emergency or governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

A tanker waiting on the high seas outside Durban harbour at sunrise, with harbour infrastructure in the foreground and a partly cloudy sky above, used as contextual reference for commercial oil tanker operations.

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Last three Pakistani crew members of MT Honour 25 flown to Addis Ababa: Dar

Deputy PM Ishaq Dar says Imran Ali, Muhammad Yasin and Syed Husain Yousuf have been rescued from hijacked tanker MT Honour 25 and flown to Addis Ababa with a Djibouti embassy team.

A man with red-and-green face paint and a green PTI flag wrapped around his head stands in a night-time rally crowd, with flags and framed portraits behind him.

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PTI's 4 October long march hangs on talks as Rangers stay in Islamabad until 15 October

PTI's 4 October march on Islamabad is in the balance as government-opposition talks produce a reported draft agreement and Rangers deployment is extended to 15 October.

Official portrait of Pakistan's prime minister in a dark suit against a plain background, photographed in 2017 during his earlier tenure as chief minister of Punjab.

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PM Shehbaz announces Rs12.5m, house and free education for Somalia tanker victims' families

Pakistan's prime minister announced Rs12.5m, a house, free education and healthcare for each family of three Pakistanis killed in the MT Honour 25 rescue.

Pakistan's Parliament House in Islamabad, with its white marble facade and four corner minarets, seen against a clear sky.

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Govt and PTI hold second round of talks, consult draft deal on eve of Oct 4 long march

Government and PTI delegations met for a second time in Islamabad on 3 October, consulting a draft agreement one day before PTI's planned march on the capital.

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, photographed in 2024 during an official visit.

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Pakistan names retired Lt Gen Nauman Mahmood as Makkah pact's first secretary general

DPM Ishaq Dar said on 2 October that more than six countries want to join the Makkah defence pact and announced retired Lt Gen Nauman Mahmood as its first secretary general.

Daytime view of Pakistan's Parliament House and the adjacent President House in Islamabad, seen across lawns and a roadway.

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Government and PPP form joint delegation to hold talks with PTI before October 4 march

Pakistan's president and prime minister agreed on 1 October to send a joint government–PPP delegation to meet PTI on 2 October, two days before its planned long march.

Health workers vaccinate a toddler during a polio vaccination campaign in rural Pakistan.

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Pakistan confirms fifth polio case of 2026 in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The National Emergency Operations Centre confirmed the year's fifth polio case in a 17-month-old girl in Bannu, where four of five cases have now been found.

Portrait of Pakistani human rights lawyer Jalila Haider in a dark outfit, photographed against a dark background during the 2020 International Women of Courage Award presentation.

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Jalila Haider wins 2026 Right Livelihood Award for Hazara rights work

Stockholm's Right Livelihood Foundation named Quetta lawyer Jalila Haider, the first female lawyer from Pakistan's Hazara community, a 2026 laureate.

The illuminated Parliament House of Pakistan at night in Islamabad, with its dome and minaret silhouettes against a deep blue sky.

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Federal government 'seriously considering' emergency in KP under Article 232, says Tariq Fazal Chaudhry

Federal Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry told journalists on 30 September 2026 that the Centre is weighing an Article 232 emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.