{
  "id": 5737224,
  "title": "Khawaja Asif calls power devolution inevitable amid province debate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/khawaja-asif-calls-power-devolution-inevitable-amid-province-debate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T06:48:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1548536/khawaja-asif-calls-power-devolution-inevitable-amid-province-debate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has called the devolution of power “inevitable” amid growing debate over creating new provinces. He also accused the PPP of following a contradictory policy on the issue. Asif said the PPP supports a Saraiki province but opposes broader administrative changes. He claimed the party raises the Sindhudesh issue when discussions involve […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
        "title": "Asif slams PPP over ‘two-faced’ policy on new provinces, calls devolution of powers ‘inevitable’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/asif-slams-ppp-over-two-faced-policy-on-new-provinces-calls",
        "published": "2026-09-05T01:19:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Asif says devolution of power is 'inevitable', accuses PPP of having contradictory stance on new provinces",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/asif-says-devolution-of-power-is-inevitable-accuses-ppp-of-having",
        "published": "2026-09-05T05:36:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}