Centre seeks over 23,000 police personnel from other provinces to gear up for PTI's Sept 27 protest
RAWALPINDI: The federal government has requested the provincial governments of Sindh, Punjab, and Balochistan to send 23,500 police personnel to assist the Islamabad police in maintaining peace and order ahead of a planned PTI protest on September 27. In a notification to the provincial governments, the Centre has asked Punjab to send 15,000 police personnel, the Sindh government for 8,000 and…
The federal government has requested police personnel from Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan provinces to assist Islamabad police in maintaining peace and order during a PTI protest on September 27. Punjab is to provide 15,000 personnel, Sindh 8,000 and Balochistan just 500, all to be deployed by September 20. The request comes as Rawalpindi police have revoked all leave for officers till October 1, except for emergency cases, and have compiled lists of 179 PTI leaders and activists, including MPs and candidates.
Despite these preparations, no arrests have been made. Meanwhile, the Punjab government has banned gatherings until September 17 due to threat alerts, prohibiting processions of five or more people and the carrying of weapons in public.
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