Authorities ban public gatherings in KP's Bajaur for 30 days, citing law and order situation

BAJAUR: The district administration on Sunday imposed a ban on all kinds of public gatherings, hate speech against the state and the display of arms and weapons in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur for 30 days, invoking Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) owing to the prevailing law and order situation. Section 144 is a provision in the CrPC that empowers local authorities to ban public gatherings such as rallies, processions and sit-ins, as well as the open display of weapons. Accord

Source: Dawn