{
  "id": 15309564,
  "title": "PM defends KP emergency, citing threats to economy and security",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/pm-defends-kp-emergency-citing-threats-to-economy-and-security",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T00:05:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1568899/pm-defends-kp-emergency-citing-threats-to-economy-and-security/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday said imposition of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province became a compulsion to confront security challenges and protect the economy from instability. Talking to leaders of his party here after offering condolence over the demise of member National Assembly Bashir Mehmood Virk, he said the government was compelled to impose emergency […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}