{
  "id": 8025511,
  "title": "Islamabad imposes austerity measures, shops to close at 9pm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/islamabad-imposes-austerity-measures-shops-to-close-at-9pm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T12:57:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1554434/islamabad-imposes-austerity-measures-shops-to-close-at-9pm/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The federal government has announced a three-month austerity drive in Islamabad amid rising petroleum prices. Under the new measures, shops, markets, and shopping malls will close at 9pm. Marriage halls and other commercial activities must end by 10pm. Hotels, restaurants, and cafes will close at 11pm. The government issued a notification outlining the new austerity […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}