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RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi district administration has sieged the garrison city with containers on all major roads blocking entry and exit points as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) supporters start gathering in the city for protest.
The Punjab government has imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in Rawalpindi Division for two days prohibiting all political gatherings, sit-ins, rallies, protests, and similar activities in Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum, and Chakwal districts.
Amid the situation, thousands of police officers have been deployed at various locations. City Police Officer (CPO) Khalid Hamdani cancelled the leave of the officers ordering all personnel to be on duty.
PTI earlier announced holding a rally on Saturday in Rawalpindi but later on the directions of party founder Imran Khan, it turned into a demonstration prompting city administration to take strict security measures.
On the recommendations of the district administration, a request was also made for the deployment of four companies of Rangers in Rawalpindi and two in Attock.
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