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Punjab Imposes Section 144 for Five Days, Citing Terror Threat
Authorities cited immediate terror threats and said the five-day order bars assemblies, rallies and weapons while exempting weddings, funerals and courts.
The Punjab government on Sunday imposed Section 144 across the province for five days, citing a “serious and imminent threat” to public peace and the safety of life and property from terrorist organisations and hostile intelligence agencies.
The order came as Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI) countrywide protest campaign against the petroleum levy and inflation entered its 29th day, while the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced a mobilisation driv…