{
  "id": 8632095,
  "title": "'Self-inflicted pain': Finance minister says protests, sit-ins to cause daily loss of around Rs120bn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/self-inflicted-pain-finance-minister-says-protests-sit-ins-to-cause",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T06:56:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2031342/self-inflicted-pain-finance-minister-says-protests-sit-ins-to-cause-daily-loss-of-around-rs120bn"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has warned that protests and sit-ins planned by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and other political groups could result in a daily economic loss of approximately Rs120 billion, according to a televised recorded message. This warning comes ahead of a scheduled protest march to Islamabad on September 27, organized by the PTI to demand the release of party founder Imran Khan and to promote the supremacy of the Constitution. The Jamaat-i-Islami has also launched its own march towards Islamabad to press the government to end the fuel levy. Aurangzeb's statement comes in the context of ongoing economic hardships exacerbated by the conflict in the Middle East.",
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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."
}