👤 Nasir Iqbal

25 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
25
2026-08-24 – 2026-10-14
Claims per article
23
565 extracted in total
Hedged claims
13%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,396
characters
Writes for Dawn.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
80%
Crime & Law
12%
Health
8%
Most-tagged topics
ISLAMABADFCCThe Supreme CourtIHCPTIthe Supreme CourtAdialaJCP

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4 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.22 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-08-24 · Dawn · Health
'Imran would not have spent 3 years in jail if he wanted to make a deal,' says PTI's Gohar
5 outlets covered this event
2026-10-14 · Dawn · Politics
FCC rejects Bushra Bibi's petition seeking suspension of 7-year Al-Qadir Trust sentence
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-13 · Dawn · Politics
Violence in response to a woman's refusal to marry 'profound shame' on society's conscience: Supreme Court
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-10 · Dawn · Politics
Supreme Court releases report documenting judicial, institutional reforms
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-10 · Dawn · Crime & Law
Trial courts can reject time-barred suits on their own initiative: SC
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-09 · Dawn · Politics
Bilawal, Rana Sana made members of Judicial Commission of Pakistan
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-08-24 · Dawn
'Imran would not have spent 3 years in jail if he wanted to make a deal,' says PTI's Gohar
🔮 PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Monday brushed aside speculation regarding a deal with the government, saying party founder Imran Khan would not have spent three years in jail if he wanted to make a deal. assertive
2026-08-25 · Dawn
Imran's hospital transfer: PTI resubmits contempt plea after SC raises objections
🔮 On Monday, Gohar had met the SC registrar and was assured that a bench would be constituted soon to proceed with the contempt of court petition. assertive
2026-08-27 · Dawn
Imran's hospital visit: Ex-PM's sister again moves SC for early hearing of contempt plea against govt
🔮 On Aug 24, the SC had fixed the contempt plea for Sept 16, when a three-judge bench — comprising Justice Shahid Waheed, Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim — will resume hearing the case. mixed
2026-09-05 · Dawn
Eight Pakistan Bar Council members reject proposed changes to council rules
🔮 Under the proposed rule, all acts, proceedings, deliberations and business of the PBC, its committees, tribunals, sub-committees and other bodies constituted under its authority would be treated as confidential and classified. mixed
2026-09-08 · Dawn
3 Adiala jail inmates move FCC after IHC denies them Imran-like facilities
🔮 Advocate Cheema said that Rule 197 prescribed that inmates could be shifted to a civil hospital, arguing that the distinction being drawn by the government that the term only referred to a public hospital was wrong. assertive
2026-09-14 · Dawn
FCC says jail manual 'clear' on transfer of prisoners to hospital
🔮 However, its powers will be limited to issuing declaratory judgments rather than enforcing decisions directly. assertive
2026-09-14 · Dawn
SC stresses need for gender-sensitive investigations, court proceedings in domestic violence cases
🔮 In domestic homicide, the tragedy is not only that a woman may be killed behind closed doors, it is that the doors may close upon the truth as well, Justice Kakar bemoaned, adding it was the job of the legal system to extract truth behind them. mixed
2026-09-15 · Dawn
FCC summons Supreme Court's case records on Imran's hospital transfer
🔮 The bench also said it would frame constitutional questions for final determination in its order, which would be issued later. assertive
2026-09-17 · Dawn
SC suspends Imaan, Hadi's sentences in controversial social media posts case, orders their release
🔮 Siddiqui argued that the SC had issued its first order on May 12 in which the IHC was asked to decide the applicants’ petition for suspension of sentence as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two weeks. assertive
2026-09-17 · Dawn
Al-Qadir Trust case: Bushra Bibi moves FCC for early hearing of sentence suspension plea
🔮 But the high court dismissed her request in May 2026, observing that her appeals against her conviction had already been fixed for hearing. assertive
2026-09-17 · Dawn
Pakistan Bar Council urges govt to contain fuel price inflation, provide relief to citizens
🔮 “Such measures, if imposed, would further burden ordinary citizens, daily-wage earners and businesses.” assertive
2026-09-18 · Dawn
Supreme Court admonishes Sindh police over delays in filing FIRs
🔮 The Supreme Court on Friday expressed strong displeasure over delays in the registration of first information reports (FIRs) in Sindh, cautioning police officials that they could face contempt proceedings over any future delays. assertive
2026-09-22 · Dawn
Lawful benefits can’t be denied due to ‘administrative delays’
🔮 Dr Malik applied for the allowance, but his application was declined by the then PACP project director on April 19, 2021, primarily on the grounds that the allowance could not be granted retrospectively. assertive
2026-09-22 · Dawn
Dower not a ‘price’ for wife but her mandatory legal right, SC rules
🔮 “I will pay you if you behave; I will pay you if you do not ask for divorce. assertive
2026-10-03 · Dawn
Doctors cannot run drug stores without licence: FCC
🔮 The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Friday ruled that a registered medical practitioner (doctor) may prescribe and dispense medicine to his own patient within the scope of Section 31(4)(a) of the Pharmacy Act 1967, but cannot maintain a medical store or retail drug outlet without a licence under the Drugs Act 1976. assertive
2026-10-06 · Dawn
Al-Qadir Trust case: PTI lawyers approach FCC for early hearing of Bushra Bibi’s appeal
🔮 But the high court dismissed their requests in May 2026, observing that their appeals against their convictions had already been fixed for hearing. assertive
2026-10-07 · Dawn
Marriage can be dissolved on a woman's initiative on grounds of shiqaq even if cruelty is not proven: SC
🔮 The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a marriage could be dissolved on grounds of shiqaq (marital discord) under a residuary provision of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 even when cruelty was not proven. mixed
2026-10-08 · Dawn
As largest public employer, govt must set an example: SC
🔮 The petitioner had challenged the March 12, 2025 decision of the Punjab Service Tribunal, which rejected his plea against the withdrawal of his promotion order dated May 24, 2023. mixed
2026-10-09 · Dawn
Bilawal, Rana Sana made members of Judicial Commission of Pakistan
🔮 Both Bilawal and Rana will represent Parliament as members of the treasury benches in the respective Houses – the National Assembly and the Senate. assertive
2026-10-10 · Dawn
Trial courts can reject time-barred suits on their own initiative: SC
🔮 If a plain reading of the plaint showed that it was palpably vexatious or meritless, the trial court could invoke Order VII, Rule 11 of the CPC to terminate sham litigation at the earliest stage. assertive
2026-10-13 · Dawn
Violence in response to a woman's refusal to marry 'profound shame' on society's conscience: Supreme Court
🔮 Dismissing his review plea, the court ruled that a condemned prisoner could not claim, as a matter of right, that him having served 14 or 15 years of his sentence placed him in the same position as a person sentenced to life imprisonment. assertive
2026-10-14 · Dawn
FCC rejects Bushra Bibi's petition seeking suspension of 7-year Al-Qadir Trust sentence
🔮 The detailed order for dismissal will be issued by the FCC later. assertive
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