{
  "id": 5485178,
  "title": "Lawmakers voice concern over Wapda’s proposed ‘powers of arrest’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/lawmakers-voice-concern-over-wapdas-proposed-powers-of-arrest-5485178",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T02:03:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2027341/lawmakers-voice-concern-over-wapdas-proposed-powers-of-arrest"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers have expressed reservations over the powers of arrest contained in the proposed Wapda Security Force (WSF) Act 2026, which could allow its personnel to detain individuals within a 1km radius of any project or installation. During a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Water Resources, PPP members Javed Ali Shah and Saba Talpur voiced concern over the use of…",
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        "outlet": "Dawn Business",
        "title": "Lawmakers voice concern over Wapda’s proposed ‘powers of arrest’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/lawmakers-voice-concern-over-wapdas-proposed-powers-of-arrest",
        "published": "2026-09-04T02:03:03.000Z"
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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."
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