The Punjab Home Department has announced a seven-day extension in the enforcement of Section 144 across the province a day after provincial cabinet forwarded a summary to the federal government seeking a formal ban on the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan.

The decision taken during the 38th meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Law and Order extending the restrictions that were first imposed on October 8. The government cited growing security threats and terrorism concerns as the main reasons for the extension, warning that large gatherings could become 'soft targets' for hostile elements.

According to an official notification, all forms of protests, rallies, sit-ins, public gatherings, processions, and demonstrations are strictly prohibited throughout Punjab. Under Section 144, the assembly of f

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