{
  "id": 15320106,
  "title": "Court adjourns ex-CM KP audio leak case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/court-adjourns-ex-cm-kp-audio-leak-case",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-18T01:07:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444774/court-adjourns-ex-cm-kp-audio-leak-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Islamabad saw a hearing adjourned on Saturday in an audio leak case against ex-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur. Additional District and Sessions Judge Hakim Khan Bakhar could not record the statements of prosecution witnesses due to the accused's absence. The court was informed that Gandapur had already been arrested. Gandapur's lawyer, Raja Zahoorul Hassan, along with co-accused Farooq, appeared in court. The defense argued that issuing fresh arrest warrants would be futile as Gandapur was already in custody. The court adjourned the hearing until November 27.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: A local court on Saturday could not record the statements of prosecution witnesses in an audio leak case against former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur due to the accused’s non-appearance. Additional District and Sessions Judge Hakim Khan Bakhar adjourned the hearing until November 27 after being informed that the accused had already been arrested. Gandapur’s…",
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        "published": "2026-10-16T09:59:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}