Peshawar Pakistan Deputy Commissioner has implemented Section 144 in the city for three days until May 3
Posted Date – Tue, 02 May 23 at 06:20 AM
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Peshawar: Pakistan’s Deputy Commissioner of Peshawar has enforced Section 144 in the city for three days until May 3 to prevent “breaking the peace” following “credible” reports of an attempt to “disrupt” the security situation, according to media reports. “.
Article 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) empowers regional administrations to issue orders in the public interest that can prohibit an activity for a specified period of time, Dawn newspaper reported.
In a notification dated April 30, Peshawar Deputy Commissioner Shah Fahad said law enforcement agencies provided credible information that “non-state actors and lawless elements are planning to disrupt the area,” Dawn reported. general law and order and an atmosphere of peace”.
“Extraordinary measures must be taken in the greater public good to prevent a breach of the peace,” he said.
The Deputy Commissioner also highlighted the concern that outlaws would try to take advantage of any unlawful gatherings and gatherings “through terrorism/radicalization” and cause accidents.
Anyone found violating the order will be dealt with under Section 188 of the PPC, it added.
The Section 144 ban is enforced by the police who register violations of the ban under Section 188 of the Pakistani Penal Code. Section 188 provides for a maximum penalty of six months’ imprisonment or a fine, or both.
The PTI today announced a Labor Day rally in the city, led by former minister Pervez Khattak, Dawn reported.
