{
  "id": 2152216,
  "title": "ECP agrees to Punjab’s proposal to hold local body polls between Dec 15, 2026, and Jan 15, 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/ecp-agrees-to-punjabs-proposal-to-hold-local-body-polls-between-dec-2152216",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T14:06:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2024139/ecp-agrees-to-punjabs-proposal-to-hold-local-body-polls-between-dec-15-2026-and-jan-15-2027"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday agreed to the Punjab government’s proposal to hold local government elections in the province between December 15, 2026, and January 15, 2027. In a press release, the commission said an important meeting was held at the ECP’s headquarters to discuss fixing a date for the local government elections in Punjab. The meeting was chaired by Chief…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "ECP agrees to Punjab’s proposal to hold local body polls between Dec 15, 2026, and Jan 15, 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/ecp-agrees-to-punjabs-proposal-to-hold-local-body-polls-between-dec",
        "published": "2026-08-20T14:06:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Punjab local polls set for Dec 15 to Jan 15",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/punjab-local-polls-set-for-dec-15-to-jan-15",
        "published": "2026-08-20T16:33:21.000Z"
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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."
}