{
  "id": 14846821,
  "title": "Experts urge regional nations to revive SAARC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/experts-urge-regional-nations-to-revive-saarc",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-16T02:19:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444495/experts-urge-regional-nations-to-revive-saarc"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Experts at an ISSI seminar urged regional nations to revive the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to address shared challenges in South Asia, including poverty, climate change, water scarcity, trade, and economic development. The seminar, titled \"Reimagining Regionalism in South Asia,\" emphasized the need for practical cooperation to overcome the region's vulnerabilities and traditional and non-traditional challenges. Former Pakistani Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani, as the chief guest, highlighted the importance of political commitment, mutual confidence, and treating all member countries as sovereign equals to ensure the success of regional cooperation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}