{
  "id": 5565806,
  "title": "Ahsan Iqbal proposes up to 15 new provinces",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/ahsan-iqbal-proposes-up-to-15-new-provinces",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T13:18:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1548061/ahsan-iqbal-proposes-up-to-15-new-provinces/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has proposed creating up to 15 provinces in Pakistan. He called for a national debate on administrative reforms. Speaking to a television channel, Iqbal said Pakistan’s four provinces had become increasingly centralised. He linked this centralisation to problems in delivering healthcare and education. Read more: Ahsan urges youth to fight misinformation Iqbal […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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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."
}