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A reporting trail through the institutions that make, interpret and contest Pakistan’s laws, from parliamentary votes and constitutional amendments to consequential decisions in the superior courts.

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A large pale stone courthouse in Islamabad with stepped recessed arches around its central entrance, seen across a lawn with tall trees and a car on the road in front.

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29 October 2026
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Anti-terrorism court sentences Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha to 10 years each

A Rawalpindi anti-terrorism court sentenced human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha to 10 years each on 29 October 2026 in the security breach case.

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The historic red-brick Lahore High Court building on the Mall Road in Lahore, with two domed corner towers above an arched entrance, framed by trees.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

LHC Justice Kayani resigns, blaming the executive's growing control over the judiciary

Lahore High Court Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani resigned on 28 October, citing the 26th and 27th amendments and executive control over judicial appointments and transfers.

Parliament House in Islamabad seen from the flower-bed roundabout at the D-Intersection on Constitution Avenue, with the Presidential Secretariat complex to the right.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan's National Assembly passes unanimous Kashmir resolution on Black Day

Pakistan's National Assembly adopted a unanimous resolution on the Kashmir dispute on 27 October, alongside Black Day messages from President Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz.

Household-size refillable LPG cylinders stacked in the bed of a white delivery truck, with two spare cylinders standing on the pavement beside it.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan to finalise LPG relief policy as NA told of Rs11.047 trillion in tax exemptions

Pakistan's government told the National Assembly on 26 October that an LPG relief policy would be finalised within days, and disclosed Rs11.047 trillion in tax exemptions.

A grid of social media and messaging application icons on the screen of a smartphone held in one hand.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

IHC orders PTA, Pemra and NCCIA to report on enforcing Pakistan's online harassment laws

Pakistan's high court has ordered the federal government, PTA, Pemra and NCCIA to report on enforcing laws against online harassment, blackmail and private-material leaks.

Pakistan's Parliament House in Islamabad at night, its facade covered in strings of red, green and white lights around a central illuminated Urdu sign.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Senate bill lets former lawmakers keep blue passports after partial terms

The Senate approved a bill allowing former MPs and senators to retain official blue passports even if they served only part of a term. The National Assembly must still approve it.

Wide shot of the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, a long horizontal modernist facade with a central dome, set behind trees on a clear day.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Justice Munib Akhtar sworn in as acting Chief Justice of Pakistan

On 15 October 2026 Justice Munib Akhtar, the Senior Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, took oath as acting Chief Justice in Islamabad.

The white, stepped facade of the Parliament House of Pakistan in Islamabad, with the national flag flying above it, an Islamic calligraphy panel on its front, and a garden of orange flowers in the foreground.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Parliament's joint sitting ratifies K-P emergency and governor's rule

A joint sitting of Parliament ratified the emergency and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by majority vote on 15 October, a day after both houses endorsed the emergency.

A wide exterior view of the Parliament House of Pakistan in Islamabad, showing its large contemporary building and surrounding grounds.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Parliament endorses K-P emergency as PTI challenges it in court

Both houses of Parliament endorsed the emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 14 October, meeting the Article 232 deadline as PTI challenged it in the Peshawar High Court.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, a pale-stone structure with a stepped geometric facade and a flag on the roof, seen across a road with green trees and flower beds in the foreground.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Supreme Court bars forced khula, recognises shiqaq as divorce ground

The Supreme Court held that a family court cannot turn a woman's cruelty-based divorce plea into khula without her consent, and recognised shiqaq as a separate ground.

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

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.

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

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.