{
  "id": 16735771,
  "title": "Govt asks Sepa to examine Karachi's Nehr-i-Khayyam project, seeks input on environmental protection",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/govt-asks-sepa-to-examine-karachis-nehr-i-khayyam-project-seeks-input",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T08:40:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2040101/govt-asks-sepa-to-examine-karachis-nehr-i-khayyam-project-seeks-input-on-environmental-protection"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KARACHI: Facing mounting public protests over the ongoing construction at Nehr-i-Khayyam, the provincial government has approached the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) for “examining” the scheme. In a letter addressed to the director general of Sepa, the project manager of the Karachi mega projects, being carried out under the local government department, has sought the agency’s input…",
  "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."
}