Overview
- The Punjab Home Department issued a Nov. 17 notification keeping restrictions in force across the province until Saturday, Nov. 22.
- All public assemblies of four or more people, including protests, rallies, processions, sit-ins and meetings, remain prohibited under the order.
- The directive bans the display of weapons and outlaws the publication or distribution of inflammatory, hateful or sectarian material.
- Loudspeaker use is limited to the call to prayer and Friday sermons, with all other uses prohibited.
- Exemptions cover private ceremonies such as weddings, funerals and burials, as well as officials on duty and courts.