{
  "id": 8851579,
  "title": "PTI cancels D I Khan rally after ‘attack’ on workers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/pti-cancels-d-i-khan-rally-after-attack-on-workers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T05:29:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2031432/pti-cancels-d-i-khan-rally-after-attack-on-workers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Three members of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) sustained injuries during an attack on Saturday night, as they were preparing for a rally, according to police reports. Ramzan Marwat, a 25-year-old PTI worker, informed the cantonment police station about the incident, stating that he and other workers were installing banners and arranging chairs at the district auditorium hall when a group of unidentified men arrived. The attackers reportedly manhandled the workers and forcibly took their mobile phones. They also torched the banners displayed at the venue, according to Marwat. The 25-year-old worker and two others were injured in the incident. The planned rally on Sunday was subsequently cancelled following the attack. Police registered a case and launched an investigation to identify the perpetrators and understand the circumstances surrounding the assault.",
  "summary": "DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Three workers of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf were injured after a group of unidentified men allegedly roughed them up as they were making preparations for a rally on Saturday night, police said. Reporting the incident to the cantonment police station, Ramzan Marwat, 25, said that he and other PTI workers were putting up banners and arranging chairs at the district auditorium hall…",
  "key_points": [
    "Three PTI members injured in attack on D I Khan rally preparations.",
    "Attackers manhandled workers, took mobile phones, torched banners.",
    "Rally on Sunday cancelled after incident, police investigating attackers."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}