{
  "id": 13880304,
  "title": "Police scuttle ex-KP CM’s Swabi meeting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/police-scuttle-ex-kp-cms-swabi-meeting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T05:12:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2036454/police-scuttle-ex-kp-cms-swabi-meeting"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "SWABI: In an attempt to prevent a meeting organized by PTI workers in the Shewa Adda area of Razaar tehsil, police conducted raids across various locations on Sunday. Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail Afridi had intended to address the workers at the Shewa Adda venue, but the imposition of governor’s rule and an emergency in the province thwarted his plans. Despite this, PTI leaders instructed the workers to convene at the Razaar Sports Complex in Shewa Adda. The police crackdown began shortly after the governor’s rule and emergency were put into effect. Patrols were initiated in Shewa Adda and surrounding areas to deter PTI gatherings, with a significant number of officers stationed at Karnal Sher Khan Chowk, the district headquarters, and the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway.",
  "summary": "SWABI: Police raided various areas to arrest PTI workers to stop them from holding a meeting in the Shewa Adda area of Razaar tehsil here on Sunday. As per arrangements, former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail Afridi planned to reach Shewa Adda on Sunday evening and address the workers, but due to the imposition of the governor’s rule and an emergency in the province, his meeting could…",
  "key_points": [
    "Police conducted raids to prevent Sohail Afridi's meeting in Shewa Adda.",
    "Governor's rule and emergency in province thwarted former CM's plans.",
    "PTI leaders instructed workers to gather at Razaar Sports Complex."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The deployment of police patrols and raids across Swabi signals a direct effort by authorities to suppress political mobilization under the newly imposed governor’s rule and provincial emergency.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Police scuttle ex-KP CM’s Swabi meeting in crackdown on PTI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/police-scuttle-ex-kp-cms-swabi-meeting-in-crackdown-on-pti",
        "published": "2026-10-12T05:14:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}