{"id":87390,"date":"2024-11-22T22:23:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T22:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pti-adamant-on-holding-nov-24-protest-despite-ihc-order-section-144-enforced-in-punjab\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T22:23:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T22:23:13","slug":"pti-adamant-on-holding-nov-24-protest-despite-ihc-order-section-144-enforced-in-punjab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pti-adamant-on-holding-nov-24-protest-despite-ihc-order-section-144-enforced-in-punjab\/","title":{"rendered":"PTI adamant on holding Nov 24 protest despite IHC order; section 144 enforced in Punjab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>PTI leaders on Friday remained adamant on going ahead with its planned power show on November 24 despite facing hurdles of bans on gatherings in Islamabad and Punjab, as well as a court order declaring its protest \u201cunlawful\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1872269\">issued<\/a> a \u201cfinal call\u201d for nationwide protests on November 24 (Sunday), denouncing what he described as the stolen mandate, the unjust arrests of people and the passage of the 26th amendment, which strengthened a \u201cdictatorial regime\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision to hold a protest on November 24 is still confirmed,\u201d said former PTI MNA Aliya Hamza Malik, who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1874031#:~:text=activist%20Sanam%20Javed%2C-,who%20are%20on%20bail,-.\">on bail<\/a> currently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rest of the leaders are in a meeting with [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin] Gandapur and some of them are in Adiala,\u201d Malik told <em>Dawn.com<\/em>, referring to Rawalpindi\u2019s Adiala Jail where Imran is imprisoned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, full on,\u201d PTI leader Sayed Zulfi Bukhari replied to <em>Dawn.com<\/em> when asked if his party still planned to continue with the protest plans.<\/p>\n<p>A statement posted on Imran\u2019s X account today said Nov 24 was \u201cthe day to break free from slavery\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rule of law, Constitution and human rights are suspended in Pakistan, forcing the nation to come out to protest and make sacrifices. The nation must decide whether to wear the yoke of slavery \u2026 or to wear the crown of freedom,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the people should remain focused on Sunday, expressing hope that it would be a successful protest.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"section-144-imposed-in-punjab-from-saturday-monday\" href=\"#section-144-imposed-in-punjab-from-saturday-monday\" class=\"heading-permalink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" title=\"Permalink\"\/>Section 144 imposed in Punjab from Saturday-Monday<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:250px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1874036\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ahead of the PTI\u2019s protest, public gatherings have been banned in Islamabad for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1873311\">two more months<\/a> and in Rawalpindi till November 26.<\/p>\n<p>Today, a similar prohibition was announced across Punjab for three days from Saturday till Monday under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/punjabpolice.gov.pk\/faqs#:~:text=What%20is%20section%20144%20and%20what%20does%20it%20imply?,-Top&amp;text=Section%20144%20of%20the%20Code,a%20specific%20period%20of%20time.\">Section 144<\/a> is a legal provision that empowers district administrations to prohibit an assembly of four or more people in an area for a limited period. It is usually imposed to prevent potential disturbances, maintain law and order, and curb any activities that might escalate into violence.<\/p>\n<p>According to a notification issued by the Punjab Home Department today, a copy of which is available with <em>Dawn.com<\/em>, \u201call kinds of political assemblies, gatherings, sit-ins, rallies, demonstrations, <em>jalsas<\/em>, protests and such like other activities\u201d were banned across the province.<\/p>\n<p>The order stated: \u201cThere is an apprehension that miscreants\/mischief mongers can take advantage of the said protest to carry out subversive\/anti-state activities in order to fulfil their nefarious designs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It noted that the 18th meeting of the Standing Committee of Cabinet on Law and Order recommended the imposition of the said restrictions \u201cin the backdrop of present wave of incidents of terrorism\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The notification stated that the ban was aimed at ensuring the security of the people and installations\/buildings against any potential terrorist or untoward activity\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>It termed the imposition of Section 144 as a \u201cspeedy remedy to prevent disturbance of public peace\u201d and ensure \u201csafety of lives and property of public, and tranquillity in the province of Punjab\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, the office of Lahore\u2019s deputy inspector general of police requested the Ring Road Authority commandant to close the road from 8am to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday due to the expected law and order situation because of the anticipated agitation, protest and gatherings in the city over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe miscreants and troublemakers may damage public and private property and escalate the law &amp; order situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lahore police is ensuring the safety &amp; security of the general public and private\/public property,\u201d the request said.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"pti-differs-over-status-of-negotiations\" href=\"#pti-differs-over-status-of-negotiations\" class=\"heading-permalink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" title=\"Permalink\"\/>PTI differs over status of negotiations<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, PTI leaders seemed to differ over the status of any negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <em>DawnNews<\/em> programme \u2018Doosra Rukh\u2019, PTI maverick Sher Afzal Marwat said there were no negotiations with the government at the moment, as the PTI\u2019s demand for Imran\u2019s release went unfulfilled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs far as I know, negotiations have been unsuccessful,\u201d Marwat said. \u201cIn the meetings we\u2019ve had, there doesn\u2019t seem to be any remote possibility of negotiations. We\u2019re focusing on preparations for the Nov 24 rally at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that if the government did not want mass protests in Pakistan, then \u201cthey must release Imran Khan and our leadership in Kot Lakhpat Jail\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cWe\u2019ve had negotiations with the relevant members of the government and the establishment. However, that chapter has closed because they will not release Imran Khan and they have filed new cases against him.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  w-full  w-full  media--stretch  media--embed  \">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Islamabad Lockdown: Government&#039;s Decision to Ban PTI Protest | Doosra Rukh | Dawn News\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HOGfAG8pjmE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, speaking on <em>Geo News<\/em> programme \u2018Naya Pakistan\u2019, senior PTI leader Raoof Hasan said negotiations were taking place \u201cat a level higher than [Interior Minister Mohsin] Naqvi sahib\u201d and \u201cwith those who matter\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>When informed that the interior minister had said that negotiations were not taking place a day prior, Hasan replied, \u201cIf Naqvi sahib doesn\u2019t want to acknowledge it then that\u2019s his decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former party spokesperson said that negotiations were still ongoing \u201cwith the concerned people\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  w-full  w-full  media--stretch  media--embed  \">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Bushra Bibi&#039;s Shocking Video Statement - PTI Protest on 24 Nov - Alarming Situation - Naya Pakistan\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QfAyt8ikpq8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PTI leaders on Friday remained adamant on going ahead with its planned power show on November 24 despite facing hurdles of bans on gatherings in Islamabad and Punjab, as well as a court order declaring its protest \u201cunlawful\u201d. PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan has issued a \u201cfinal call\u201d for nationwide protests on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":87391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.dawn.com\/large\/2024\/11\/22132138d3f263a.jpg?r=132323","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87390\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}