{
  "id": 6229929,
  "title": "Ruling PML-N backs proposal to give Islamabad provincial status",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/ruling-pml-n-backs-proposal-to-give-islamabad-provincial-status-6229929",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T03:44:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2028199/ruling-pml-n-backs-proposal-to-give-islamabad-provincial-status"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Islamabad chapter has wholeheartedly supported Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi's proposal that Islamabad should be granted provincial status. Raja Khurram Shahzad Nawaz, chairperson of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior and an MNA from Islamabad, praised the minister, stating that the demand for provincial status for Islamabad has been long-standing. Naqvi revealed that despite paying various taxes, Islamabad residents do not receive any share in the NFC Award. The PML-N MNA expressed optimism that Islamabad would eventually have its own assembly, even though the move might delay local government elections due to the need to amend laws, delimitation, and potentially hold fresh elections. Currently, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is conducting delimitation, with the final report expected on October 14, 2026. However, the proposed provincial status might lead to further delays in holding local government elections, which were last held in February 2021 and have been repeatedly postponed.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Islamabad chapter has fully endorsed Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s recent proposal that Islamabad should be given provincial status. Chairperson of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior Raja Khurram Shahzad Nawaz, who is the local MNA from Islamabad, told Dawn , “We are not only backing the interior minister’s statement about…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Ruling PML-N backs proposal to give Islamabad provincial status",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/ruling-pml-n-backs-proposal-to-give-islamabad-provincial-status",
        "published": "2026-09-08T03:44:31.000Z"
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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."
}