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The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced a 10‑day high‑performance camp in Islamabad starting on October 7. The camp will bring together players from Under‑15 to senior levels, with Dutch coach Richard Snaijer guiding the program and setting the stage for a year‑long development effort.
Aug 9, 2026, 7:30 AM
Pakistan Tehreek‑e‑Insaf will begin a multi‑day march toward Islamabad on 27 September, after consulting allies and religious parties, the K‑P information minister said.
The Express Tribune
In Islamabad, Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani met with National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Deputy Speaker Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah at his home, pledging stronger cooperation between Pakistan's two parliamentary houses.
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The Khyber‑Pakhtunkhwa Assembly voted unanimously to reject a plan to merge Haripur and Abbottabad into Islamabad’s federal territory, affirming that the districts remain inseparable parts of the province.
The Express Tribune
The former tea vendor Arshad Khan has asked the Islamabad High Court to renew his passport after receiving a restoration of his National Identity Card, but his passport remains pending.
The Express Tribune
The bodies of five foreign mountaineers recovered from Broad Peak after last week’s avalanche were flown from Skardu to Islamabad, where they will be handed over to their embassies before repatriation.
The Express Tribune
The government’s legal team is set to meet the Presidency this Sunday to break the deadlock over judicial appointments while the Islamabad High Court has not yet ruled on a petition challenging President Zardari’s failure to act on the Judicial Commission’s recommendations.
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Jamaat‑e‑Islami has organized nationwide demonstrations that will begin at 4 p.m. on Friday in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Quetta, Peshawar, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi and other cities. The party’s plan covers 510 major roads and highways in 170 districts, with a threat to expand to 1,500 routes if authorities block the march. Protest caravans in Karachi will move from Shahrah‑e‑Pakistan toward Mazar‑e‑Quaid and then march to Shahrah‑e‑Faisal, while traffic management plans in Lahore and other venue
The Express Tribune
The Islamabad High Court asked the federal government to explain why a summary for appointing high court judges has remained unapproved, before deciding on a petition that questions President Asif Ali Zardari’s inaction.
The Express Tribune
The Islamabad High Court has ordered the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency to cease harassing journalist and vlogger Asad Toor during an inquiry. The decision follows Toor’s challenge of a summons issued on July 29, which accused him of spreading false information.
Dawn
The IHC has reserved its verdict on a petition that challenges the president’s delay in approving judicial appointment approvals, affecting 19 new judges and five confirmations.
Dawn
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) reserved its decision on petitions that claim PTI founder Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi were held in solitary confinement. After both sides presented arguments, the court noted that the pair have not been confined the way the petitions suggest.
Dawn
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced a pilot project to set up a China‑style investigation centre in Islamabad that will combine detention, investigation and summary trial facilities in one location, aiming to cut delays in processing minor offence cases.
Dawn
The government’s new Foreign Media Facilitation Guidelines 2026 require foreign journalists to obtain a no‑objection certificate before traveling to any city outside Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists have warned that the move institutionalises bureaucratic control and threatens independent reporting.
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Pakistan’s prisons are operating well beyond capacity, holding 113,214 inmates on an authorized space for 68,828, with 74.05% waiting for trial. A national declaration calls for legal reform and alternatives to incarceration.
The Express Tribune
The federal government is weighing a move to issue notifications for the appointment of 19 high court judges, including four additional Peshawar judges, one Lahore judge, and a Sindh judge whose tenure was extended, even though President Asif Ali Zardari has not formally approved the Judicial Commission’s recommendations. Islamabad High Court has reserved a verdict on a plea challenging the delay.
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Officials from Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs led a solidarity walk on Constitution Avenue in Islamabad to celebrate the seventh anniversary of Youm-e-Istehsal and to reaffirm support for the Kashmiri people.
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Ms. Natalie Baker, the Acting U.S. Embassy head, met Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif in Islamabad on August 5 2026 to discuss defence and regional security issues.
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