In Balochistan, the government has increased Section-144 for 15 days in the entire state citing the current law and order situation. According to the notification issued by the Home Department, there will be a ban on display and use of weapons during this period, motorcycle double ride, black glass vehicles, non -registration motorcycles, gathering of more than 5 people, procession and rally. The instructions also states that it will also be completely forbidden to hide the face in public places, especially in the muffler, mask or any other way.
National Democratic Party (NDP) central spokesperson Shahjeb Baloch held a press conference at the Quetta Press Club and termed these sanctions unconstitutional and said that it is like strangling democratic rights. He alleged that workers of Balochistan and other disadvantaged groups across the country are not only harassed but are also facing serious challenges like forcibly disappearing them.
NDP spokesperson made serious allegations
Shahjeb said that the government should make arrangements to bring back all the missing Baloch and other victims. He said that if any political activist is accused, then he should be produced in the court, but mass punishment to the entire community is like ethnic and national purification and reflects colonial mentality.
Protesters jammed Quetta-Karachi highway
Meanwhile, tension increased in Jawaha and poisonous areas of Khujdar district, where the Kuetta-Karachi highway was also jammed by protesters on the second day. This protest started when the passengers were abducted from a van going to itching from the hub post. Local leaders allege that recently Pakistani security forces stopped a van, out of which women and children were taken to an unknown place after landing women and children.
Local leader Baba Fateh poisoned told reporters over the phone that the Khujdar administration used force to end peaceful demonstrations. He also alleged that the security forces abused women and beat the youth. Fateh appealed to the people of poisonous region to participate in a large number of dharna so that the excesses of the itching administration could be stopped.
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