{
  "id": 3942414,
  "title": "Sindh health minister announces hospital smoking ban",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/sindh-health-minister-announces-hospital-smoking-ban",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-28T10:45:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1544697/sindh-health-minister-announces-hospital-smoking-ban/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho has announced a complete smoking ban in hospitals. She said the measure aims to reduce the risk of fires at healthcare facilities. The announcement came during a press briefing in Karachi on Friday. The minister said authorities are also reviewing safety arrangements at older hospitals across Sindh. They […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}