{
  "id": 19828731,
  "title": "President House says new provinces did not come under discussion during Zardari, Naqvi meeting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/president-house-says-new-provinces-did-not-come-under-discussion-19828731",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T16:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2044319/president-house-says-new-provinces-did-not-come-under-discussion-during-zardari-naqvi-meeting"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Asif Ali Zardari and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held a meeting in Nawabshah on Thursday night. However, the President House has clarified that no discussion about the formation of new provinces took place during the meeting. Media reports claiming otherwise were debunked by the President House in a statement. The meeting reportedly focused on national security and the regional situation, but no matters related to provinces were discussed. This comes after Naqvi had previously called for the creation of new administrative units, suggesting that a referendum should be held to gauge public opinion on the matter.",
  "summary": "The President House said on Friday that media reports about yesterday’s meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi were false. The clarification comes after several media reports emerged claiming that Naqvi and the president had discussed the formation of new provinces during a meeting in Nawabshah on Thursday night. No official handout was issued about the…",
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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."
}