Overview
- Punjab's order continues a ban on protests, rallies, sit-ins and public assemblies, including gatherings of four or more people, along with prohibitions on displaying weapons and most loudspeaker use.
- Exceptions in Punjab include funerals, burials, weddings, courts and government personnel on duty, with loudspeakers allowed only for the Azaan and Friday sermon.
- The Punjab Home Department says the extension follows reports indicating the threat to public peace has not abated, with officials warning large gatherings could be soft targets for militants.
- Balochistan expanded Section 144 with a provincewide pillion-riding ban through Nov. 30, exempting women and children, and barred face coverings in public, unregistered motorcycles and vehicles with tinted windows.
- Balochistan also prohibited gatherings of five or more people, sit-ins, rallies and the transport of explosives and sulfuric acid, with enforcement under Section 188 PPC by Police, Levies and Frontier Corps and daily compliance reports from deputy commissioners.