{
  "id": 14322512,
  "title": "PM defends steps in relation to ‘turbulent’ KP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pm-defends-steps-in-relation-to-turbulent-kp",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T23:31:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444106/pm-defends-steps-in-relation-to-turbulent-kp"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif defended the imposition of emergency and Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), accusing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government of failing to act decisively against terrorism. During meetings with delegations from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and allied parties, Sharif claimed that the federal government had provided KP with over Rs800 billion under the National Finance Commission (NFC) framework to combat terrorism, but the provincial government had failed to strengthen its Counter Terrorism Department or establish safe cities. He also alleged that a long march threatened to derail the country’s economic recovery and criticised the PTI government’s 13-year tenure for not delivering on public welfare and protecting life and property.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}