{
  "id": 11942404,
  "title": "Pakistan talks aimed at averting pro-Khan protest in ‘deadlock’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/pakistan-talks-aimed-at-averting-pro-khan-protest-in-deadlock-11942404",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T12:55:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/04/pakistan-talks-aimed-at-averting-pro-khan-protest-in-deadlock"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Islamabad, authorities have erected barriers using double-stacked shipping containers to impede access routes to the capital in anticipation of a potential protest by supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party had scheduled a long march in support of Khan for September 27, but the event was postponed to Sunday. However, recent talks between the government and PTI representatives ended in deadlock, according to opposition politician Allama Raja Nasir Abbas. The protesters are demanding Khan's access to his doctors and the release of his three sisters who were recently arrested. Khan, a former cricket star, has been incarcerated since August 2023 and faces numerous charges, including corruption and treason. The Supreme Court ordered his transfer to a civilian hospital for medical treatment, but he was returned to prison instead.",
  "summary": "Discontent over former prime minister Imran Khan's incarceration has mounted in recent months, particularly over his medical treatment and doctors' and family's access to him.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pakistan talks aimed at averting pro-Khan protest in ‘deadlock’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/pakistan-talks-aimed-at-averting-pro-khan-protest-in-deadlock",
        "published": "2026-10-04T12:55:49.000Z"
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  "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."
}