{
  "id": 6616927,
  "title": "PM Shehbaz invites Achakzai for CEC consultations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/pm-shehbaz-invites-achakzai-for-cec-consultations",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T18:18:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1551053/pm-shehbaz-invites-achakzai-for-cec-consultations/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has invited National Assembly Opposition Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai for consultations on appointing a new Chief Election Commissioner. According to a source close to the prime minister, the invitation was extended on Thursday, although Achakzai has not yet responded.\n\nThe invitation comes days before the PTI-led long march towards Islamabad on September 27. National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq had previously stressed the need for political harmony and stability, suggesting that the prime minister initiate dialogue with the opposition.\n\nThe current Chief Election Commissioner's five-year term is set to expire on January 26, 2025, and has been a source of controversy since the ouster of the PTI government in April 2022. A senior PTI leader was reluctant to comment on the prime minister's invitation.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "PM Shehbaz invites NA opposition leader Achakzai for consultation on new CEC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/pm-shehbaz-invites-na-opposition-leader-achakzai-for-consultation-on",
        "published": "2026-09-10T17:46:21.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "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."
}