KARACHI: Section 144 has been imposed in Sindh by the Provincial home department on Sunday (12th October, 2025) for a month to maintain law and order in the interest of Public & Peace.
The notification reads: “Section 144 is imposed to prevent all kinds of protests, demonstrations, sit-ins, and rallies and assemblies of more than five persons throughout the Sindh Province, for a period of one month. The Government of Sindh is satisfied that in order to maintain law & order situation and to prevent miscreants from assembly in a manner prejudicial to public safety in the province of Sindh, it is necessary to take immediate measures.”
According to the notification the concerned police stations have been given the authority to register complaints under Section 188 of the PPC (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant) against people violating the ban. Savants at the helm of affair believe that the ban on congregation by means of Section 144 has been imposed to contain a possible manifestation by TLP against US-brokered Gaza Peace Plan.
It is pertinent to mention here that Section 144 of the CPC is a legal provision that is used to empower district administration for a limited period of time to contain congregation. earlier it was imposed by Punjab administration to stop the TLP march. But despite teargas shelling and baton charging, the members of TLP not only congregated but continued their march towards Islamabad.
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