{
  "id": 14454408,
  "title": "Zafar Iqbal appointed special assistant to PM on energy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/zafar-iqbal-appointed-special-assistant-to-pm-on-energy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T12:59:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1567164/zafar-iqbal-appointed-special-assistant-to-pm-on-energy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed retired Lieutenant General Zafar Iqbal as special assistant on energy. The appointment gives him the status of a minister of state and takes effect immediately. According to an official notification, he will oversee the power and petroleum divisions. Iqbal has already been supervising both divisions as head of the […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn Business",
        "title": "PM Shehbaz appoints retired Lt Gen Zafar Iqbal as SAPM on energy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/pm-shehbaz-appoints-retired-lt-gen-zafar-iqbal-as-sapm-on-energy",
        "published": "2026-10-14T11:57:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}