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Pakistan / Business & FinanceIMF wants Pakistan to pass 174 law changes as fourth review talks near
Finance Secretary Imdadullah Bosal told a parliamentary panel the IMF wants about 174 amendments to Pakistani laws passed, as the fourth review of the $7bn EFF approaches.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceInterior Minister Naqvi says federal government weighing Governor's Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Interior Minister Naqvi said the federal government is consulting the Law Ministry on options for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Governor's Rule, with the PM to decide.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceIHC bars road blockades in detailed verdict on PTI's 27 September march
Islamabad High Court's detailed verdict says no party may occupy the capital's roads, and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi says forces will stop PTI's 27 September march.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceJustice Ayesha Malik receives Justitia lifetime award in Vienna
Supreme Court Justice Ayesha Malik received the International Leader/Lifetime Award at the Justitia Awards 2026 gala in Vienna, the court said.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceSupreme Court upholds Bait-ul-Mal aid for Hindu girls
The Supreme Court upheld a Sindh High Court order for Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal to pay two Hindu sisters Rs10,000 a month each, rising 10 per cent yearly until marriage.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceSenate panel advances tougher acid-attack penalties
A Senate committee approved a bill proposing death, life imprisonment or at least 14 years in prison and a Rs2 million fine for acid attacks, over the interior state minister's opposition.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceIHC orders end to solitary confinement of Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi
The Islamabad High Court directed Adiala Jail authorities not to keep Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi in solitary confinement and to restore family meetings, calls and reading material.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePTI files contempt petition in Supreme Court over Imran Khan hospital move
PTI filed a contempt petition in the Supreme Court on 22 August 2026, accusing the government of defying an order to shift jailed Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceOpposition parties agree to form joint opposition in Pakistan's Parliament
Pakistani opposition parties agreed in Islamabad on the night of 21 August 2026 to form a joint opposition in Parliament and reaffirmed a planned 27 September long march.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceImran Khan examined at PIMS, not Shifa, then returned to jail
The government said jailed former prime minister Imran Khan was examined at PIMS instead of the Shifa hospital named in a Supreme Court order, then sent back to Adiala jail.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceParliament passes Defence Forces Act 2026 as opposition walks out
Pakistan's National Assembly and Senate approved the Defence Forces Act 2026 and National Command Authority changes on 20 August after opposition lawmakers boycotted the vote.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceIHC gives government one day over detained Chinese nationals
The Islamabad High Court gave the interior ministry and FIA one day to answer a petition over the alleged illegal detention of three Chinese nationals after an 11 August raid.