Rallies, Protests Banned In Mingora

SWAT, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Oct, 2022 ) :A complete ban has been imposed on holding rallies, protests, meetings and public gatherings on roads and main squares from Saidu Sharif to Mingora, said an order issued by District Magistrate Swat Junaid Khan on Friday.

The directive said that complaints were being received from the public on a daily basis that the Saidu Sharif to Mingora road remains blocked due to rallies, protests, processions, and public gatherings. Such activities on busy roads create many problems for common people and hospital patients and school-going children.

The order said the general public, political workers and students block the roads and squares which cause problems for the public, patients, and students, so it cannot be allowed in these areas. The ban will remain in place for 60 days and violators will be prosecuted under Section 188 PPC, the order said.