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Punjab Extends Section 144 Provincewide Through Nov. 8

Officials say the curb is needed to deter terrorist targeting of crowds.

Overview

  • The Punjab Home Department issued a notification on Sunday extending the order for seven days to Saturday, November 8, 2025.
  • All protests, rallies, processions, sit-ins, and any public assembly of four or more people are prohibited under the extension.
  • The order bars display of weapons, restricts loudspeakers to the call to prayer and Friday sermons, and outlaws inflammatory or sectarian material.
  • Weddings and funerals are exempt, as are officials performing government duties and courts.
  • Authorities cite terrorism threats following violent TLP-led unrest last month and note the group has since been proscribed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.