Punjab Govt imposes Section 144 ahead of PPSC exams

LAHORE: The Punjab government imposed Section 144 in 7 cities of province including Lahore during Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) exams.

On the instructions of the Punjab government, the Home Department has issued a notification, according to which Section 144 will be implemented in 7 cities of Punjab on Saturday, September 28 and Sunday, September 29.

According to the notification issued, Section 144 will be enforced at the examination centers of Lahore, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Multan, Bahawalpur and Dera Ghazi Khan, while the ban around the examination centers will be enforced from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

No one except the candidates and supervisory staff will be allowed to enter the examination centres, besides the movement of non-related persons within 100 yards of the examination centers in 7 cities will also be restricted.

It should be noted that Punjab Public Service Commission has set up 25 examination centers in 7 cities for various examinations.

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