{
  "id": 8645603,
  "title": "Long marches, strikes, sit-ins may cost Pakistan’s economy Rs120b a day: Aurangzeb",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/long-marches-strikes-sit-ins-may-cost-pakistans-economy-rs120b-a-day",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-20T02:16:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
    "slug": "the-express-tribune-pakistan",
    "url": "https://tribune.com.pk/story/2630342/long-marches-strikes-sit-ins-may-cost-pakistans-economy-rs120b-a-day-aurangzeb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has warned that disruptions caused by long marches, sit-ins and strikes in Pakistan could cost the economy around Rs120 billion each day. These disruptions are being described as \"self-inflicted pain\" at a time when the country is transitioning from economic stabilisation to sustained growth. The Finance Minister's warning comes after three political groups - Jamaat-e-Islami, Kissan Ittehad and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf - announced plans for protests in Islamabad in the coming week, protesting different issues.",
  "summary": "FinMin estimates Rs86b daily losses across the services sector, including financial services, transport, retail",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Protests, sit-ins could cause Rs120bn daily loss: Aurangzeb",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/protests-sit-ins-could-cause-rs120bn-daily-loss-aurangzeb",
        "published": "2026-09-20T07:48:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}