Politics & Courts Correspondent
Hamza Qureshi
Stories by Hamza Qureshi
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Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePM orders nationwide two-hour loadshedding limit
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered power cuts to be limited to two hours and directed distribution companies to form consumer grievance committees.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan approves $200m ADB digital tax loan
Pakistan approved a $200 million Asian Development Bank loan for a revenue digitalisation project targeting a 13.5 per cent tax-to-GDP ratio by 2029.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePunjab plans 1,500 electric buses for 91 tehsils
Punjab announced that 1,500 electric buses would operate across 91 tehsils from January, with a target of 3,000 by June 2027.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePM invites opposition leader to CEC consultation
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited opposition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai for consultation on appointing a new chief election commissioner.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceForeign Office calls Makkah defence pact defensive
Pakistan’s Foreign Office said the Makkah defence pact was defensive and that expansion was not currently under consideration.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceJI sets deadline for petroleum levy withdrawal
Jamaat-i-Islami set a September 10 deadline for withdrawal of the petroleum levy and warned it could march on Islamabad.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceAsim Iftikhar named Pakistan’s new foreign secretary
Pakistan appointed UN envoy Asim Iftikhar as foreign secretary ahead of Amna Baloch’s retirement on September 17.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceSupreme Court upholds Bait-ul-Mal aid for Hindu girls
The Supreme Court upheld monthly Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal support for two Hindu girls, including a 10 per cent annual increase until marriage.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePMDC bars new Afghan medical student admissions
Pakistan’s medical regulator instructed medical and dental colleges not to admit Afghan students for the current academic session.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan and Oman plan Gwadar-Sohar port link
Pakistan and Oman planned a sister-port arrangement linking Gwadar and Sohar to connect CPEC routes more directly with Gulf and Central Asian markets.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan reach Women’s Asia Cup semi-finals
Nashra Sandhu took six wickets as Pakistan beat Hong Kong by 72 runs and secured a Women’s Asia Cup semi-final against Sri Lanka.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceJI submits six proposals as talks with government begin
Jamaat-i-Islami submitted six proposals in its first round of talks with the federal government, with both delegations agreeing to meet again within three days.