{
  "id": 1125720,
  "title": "IPP’s Aleem Khan calls for four administrative units in each province",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/ipps-aleem-khan-calls-for-four-administrative-units-in-each-province",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T21:42:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1538907/ipps-aleem-khan-calls-for-four-administrative-units-in-each-province/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Abdul Aleem Khan, President of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), has expressed support for the creation of Hazara province in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to Dawn, Khan stated that people across the country want new provinces to be created on administrative grounds. He noted that the demand for Hazara province has been raised in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly since 2010 and that major political parties support its establishment.\n\nKhan also mentioned that the creation of South Punjab and Bahawalpur provinces is important and that the IPP will extend its full support to these demands. Daily Times reported that Khan expressed support for the creation of Hazara Province. Khan suggested that each of the existing four provinces could be divided into four or more administrative units.\n\nKhan emphasized that the creation of new provinces is a national issue and should not be influenced by political expediency or partisan interests. He believes that creating new provinces can help resolve public issues and improve administrative efficiency.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Aleem Khan expresses support for Hazara province, calls for new administrative units",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/aleem-khan-expresses-support-for-hazara-province-calls-for-new",
        "published": "2026-08-15T15:46:19.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}