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Punjab Extends Provincewide Section 144 Through Nov. 8

Officials cite updated threat assessments by security services.

Overview

  • The order bars protests, rallies, processions, sit-ins, and any assembly of four or more people in public places until November 8.
  • The display of weapons and the use of loudspeakers remain prohibited, with use permitted only for the call to prayer and Friday sermons.
  • Publishing or distributing inflammatory, hateful, or sectarian material is banned under the directive.
  • Exemptions cover wedding and funeral rites, officials on duty, and court proceedings.
  • The extension follows October unrest linked to Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, which the federal government has formally listed as a proscribed organisation under the Anti-Terrorism Act.