Bajaur administration bans public gatherings for 30 days
Deputy Commissioner Adnan Farid Afridi approved a Section 144 order covering rallies, political meetings and the open display of weapons until December 15.
BAJAUR: The Bajaur district administration has banned public gatherings, political meetings and the open display of weapons across the district for 30 days, invoking Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Dawn reported that the order covers all kinds of public gatherings, including rallies, processions and sit-ins, as well as hate speech against the state. The newspaper said it had seen the notification, which was approved by Deputy Commissioner Adnan Farid Afridi.
Minute Mirror reported that the restrictions run from November 15 to December 15. The deputy commissioner, named in its report as Adnan Fareed, said the measures were introduced to maintain peace and to prevent activities that could disturb public order.
Section 144 lets local authorities prohibit public gatherings and the open display of weapons for a fixed period. Under the order, the ban applies across the whole district.
According to Minute Mirror, the deputy commissioner warned that strict legal action would be taken against anyone found violating the restrictions. The administration asked residents to comply with the order and to cooperate with the authorities to keep the district peaceful.
Dawn attributed the order to the prevailing law and order situation in Bajaur. Minute Mirror said the measures were meant to prevent potential security threats. Neither report named a specific incident that prompted the notification.
Bajaur is a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The order takes effect as announced and remains in force for the stated period unless the administration withdraws or extends it.
How the reports differ
Dawn described the order as a ban on "all kinds of public gatherings", including rallies, processions and sit-ins, and on hate speech against the state, and said it had seen the notification itself. Minute Mirror framed the ban as covering political gatherings and public meetings, gave the enforcement window as November 15 to December 15, and carried the deputy commissioner's warning of legal action against violators, details Dawn's standfirst did not include. The two spelled the deputy commissioner's name differently: Adnan Farid Afridi in Dawn, Adnan Fareed in Minute Mirror.
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