{
  "id": 7742947,
  "title": "What's behind the foul smell in Karachi today?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/whats-behind-the-foul-smell-in-karachi-today-7742947",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T08:08:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2030357/whats-behind-the-foul-smell-in-karachi-today"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Residents of Karachi, particularly those residing near the sea, woke up on Wednesday morning to a foul smell which some described as “fishy”. According to experts, decaying microscopic marine algae and current weather conditions are behind the pungent smell permeating the air. Muhammad Moazzam Khan, technical adviser on marine resources at World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P), said the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "What's behind the foul smell in Karachi today?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/whats-behind-the-foul-smell-in-karachi-today",
        "published": "2026-09-16T08:08:47.000Z"
      }
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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."
}