A month before elections for provincial assembly seats in the South Waziristan’s tribal districts, the administration on Tuesday (May 28) has imposed section 144 for one month to maintain law and order. The candidates of elections, have termed the imposition of Section 144, as an undemocratic move.
Under the Section 144, a gathering of more than five people will be banned too and vehicles are not allowed to have tinted windows. Any violation of rule can lead to action under the imposed section, stated the notification of the district administration. As per notification, every kind of display of weapons, aerial firing and carrying guns will be banned.
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Earlier in North Waziristan, the law and order situation has been deteriorated after Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) protesters, attacked on army check posts. An Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press statement said on Monday that one soldier was martyred as terrorists attacked Makki Garh post in North Waziristan’s Shawal valley.
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