{
  "id": 7071028,
  "title": "69 held in Lahore during crackdown on usury",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/69-held-in-lahore-during-crackdown-on-usury",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T01:58:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2029487/69-held-in-lahore-during-crackdown-on-usury"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "LAHORE: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested 69 people involved in exploiting citizens and charging heavy interest from them. In a press release, Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Bilal Siddique Kamyana said the crackdown against usurers exploiting citizens financially would continue. He said that usury was a serious social evil and those involved in it did not deserve any leniency. The…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "69 usury suspects arrested as Lahore police intensify crackdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/69-usury-suspects-arrested-as-lahore-police-intensify-crackdown",
        "published": "2026-09-13T05:00:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}