{
  "id": 16185405,
  "title": "CM Punjab Bans Unauthorized Police Escorts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/cm-punjab-bans-unauthorized-police-escorts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T12:40:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/23/cm-punjab-bans-unauthorized-police-escorts/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has prohibited the permanent assignment of police escorts to provincial cabinet members, advisers, special assistants and others without proper authorization. The Chief Minister's Office issued orders on October 22 stating that no police escort should be assigned permanently to provincial cabinet members, assembly members, government officials or private individuals without valid permission. The directives also forbid individuals lacking legal entitlement from using flagstaffs or official flags on vehicles. The Provincial Police Officer, or Inspector General of Police, has been instructed to ensure immediate adherence to these guidelines. Police are required to remove all escorts found operating without authorized permission. The story on CM Punjab Bans Unauthorized Police Escorts was initially published on ProPakistani.",
  "summary": "Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has ordered a ban on the permanent assignment of police escorts to provincial cabinet … Read More The post CM Punjab Bans Unauthorized Police Escorts appeared first on ProPakistani .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}