{
  "id": 837182,
  "title": "Politicians, experts call for new provinces, sweeping local govt reforms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/politicians-experts-call-for-new-provinces-sweeping-local-govt-reforms",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T03:39:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2022638/politicians-experts-call-for-new-provinces-sweeping-local-govt-reforms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: A diverse gathering of political figures, policymakers, technocrats and civil society representatives at a national debate called for new provinces, administrative units and sweeping local government reforms to decentralise state authority and address the country’s deepening governance crisis. The debate, “Should Pakistan create more administrative units?” was organised by the…",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}