The Home Ministry has enforced Section 144 in five districts of Punjab—Dera Ghazi Khan, Layyah, Muzzafargarh, Rajanpur, and Kot Addu—for three days to ban all political gatherings, sit-ins, and rallies. The restriction, effective immediately, will last until October 15 to ensure security, as public gatherings are seen as potential targets for miscreants.
This development follows PTI’s announcement of a protest at Islamabad’s D-Chowk on October 15, coinciding with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. PTI has called off protests in Punjab but demanded the release of detained party members.
