The Punjab government on Thursday imposed Section 144 in Lahore for six days, starting today, Radio Pakistan reported.
Section 144 restrictions will be in place between October 3 and October 8.
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According to the Home Department, all political gatherings, sit-ins, rallies, demonstrations, and protests have been banned.
The decision was made to maintain law and order and to protect human lives and property.
The decision comes just days before the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) planned protest in Lahore.
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The incarcerated former prime minister and founding chairman of PTI Imran Khan on Monday announced a series of protests in support of the judiciary, beginning in Mianwali, Faisalabad, and Bahawalpur on October 2.
In a statement meant for his followers from the prison, Khan said: “We will protest at Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore on October 5 and on October 4, Friday, we will gather at D-Chowk [in Islamabad].”
Khan warned of attempts to crush PTI through the so-called London Plan, adding that his arrest was part of the broader scheme. “They want to break me in jail, but I am not afraid, and neither should the people be,” he added.
The government of Islamabad previously enforced Section 144 and the Peaceful Assembly Act, prohibiting public gatherings.
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