Section 144 has been imposed for 7 days keeping in view the public order situation and security threats across Punjab.
According to Punjab Interior Department, public gatherings will be banned for up to 7 days across the province. According to the orders, the implementation of Section 144 in the province will continue from June 21 to 27.
The Interior Department says that due to the current situation of public order and security threats in the province, any public gathering of people can be a soft target of terrorists and miscreants, which is a serious threat to law and order.
According to the orders, all kinds of gatherings, sit-ins, rallies, processions, protests, rallies and other such activities will be banned in Punjab till June 27. The decision was taken in view of PTI’s call for a nationwide protest this afternoon to protect the sanctity of the vote.
