{
  "id": 3784646,
  "title": "Punjab Assembly speaker stalls anti-terrorism amendment bill after opposition objections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/punjab-assembly-speaker-stalls-anti-terrorism-amendment-bill-after-3784646",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T17:40:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2025539/punjab-assembly-speaker-stalls-anti-terrorism-amendment-bill-after-opposition-objections"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan deferred further proceedings on the Anti-Terrorism (Punjab Amendment) Bill 2026 after opposition lawmaker Rana Aftab Ahmad Khan objected to it on constitutional and procedural grounds, including the provincial legislature’s competence. Through the bill, the Punjab government has proposed sweeping changes to the anti-terrorism law that…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Thugs invade Ondo Assembly amid Speaker’s impeachment saga",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/thugs-invade-ondo-assembly-amid-speakers-impeachment-saga",
        "published": "2026-08-27T14:12:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Punjab Assembly speaker stalls anti-terrorism amendment bill after opposition objections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/punjab-assembly-speaker-stalls-anti-terrorism-amendment-bill-after",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:40:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Punjab Assembly halts anti-terrorism bill amid opposition concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/punjab-assembly-halts-anti-terrorism-bill-amid-opposition-concerns",
        "published": "2026-08-27T18:04:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Impeachment process against Ondo speaker on course — Assembly spokesperson",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/impeachment-process-against-ondo-speaker-on-course-assembly",
        "published": "2026-08-27T20:30:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}