{
  "id": 13313189,
  "title": "JUI-F rallies against ‘lawlessness’ in Quetta",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/jui-f-rallies-against-lawlessness-in-quetta",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T23:43:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2036080/jui-f-rallies-against-lawlessness-in-quetta"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "QUETTA: The JUI-F staged a rally to voice their discontent over the surge in lawlessness, killings, targeted assaults, theft, robbery, drug trafficking, obscenity and other criminal activities plaguing the city. In their address, JUI-F district leader Maulana Abdul Rehman Rafiq, General Secretary Haji Ainullah Shams, and other speakers expressed deep concern over the unchecked activities of criminal factions and armed groups in Quetta, questioning the efficacy of the government and administration. They raised accusations that armed groups operating openly in the city were receiving government support and criticized the administration for the increasing incidents of lawlessness. They blamed government negligence and indifference for the citizens' growing insecurity. The speakers implored for action against the criminal elements and demanded those providing them with protection be held accountable. They also denounced the alleged humiliation, unnecessary restrictions, and harassment of ordinary citizens at security checkpoints, describing the treatment of peaceful residents in areas such as Aghbarg, Panjpai, Hanna, and Nohisar as unacceptable collective punishment under the guise of counterterrorism operations.",
  "summary": "QUETTA: The JUI-F organised a rally to protest against rising lawlessness, killings, targeted attacks, theft, robbery, drug trafficking, obscenity and other criminal activities in the city. Addressing the rally, JUI-F district chief Maulana Abdul Rehman Rafiq, General Secretary Haji Ainullah Shams and other speakers said the open activities of criminal elements and armed groups in Quetta had…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}