Section 144 has been extended across the province until November 15, Saturday, announced the Punjab Home Department on Sunday.

The announcement comes after a previous order, dated November 2, extended the enforcement of Section 144 until November 8.

Section 144 enforces the complete ban on all forms of protest, gathering, rallies, sit-ins, and assemblies. It also restricts the gathering of four or more people in public places.

Further, it enforces a complete ban on the display of all types of weapons, licensed or unlicensed, as well as the use of loudspeakers, which may only be used for the call to prayer (Azaan) and the Friday sermon (Khutba).

The publication and distribution of provocative, hate-inciting, or sectarian material also remains banned. This includes any such content in pa

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