LAHORE: The Punjab authorities introduced the closure of all personal and public faculties and universities tomorrow (Friday) throughout the province.
Based on a notification on Thursday, the federal government additionally imposed Part 144 within the province for the subsequent two days — October 18 and 19.
The notification stated that each one sorts of protests and rallies can be banned within the province.
The federal government’s choice to impose Part 144 was made to keep up regulation and order and shield of human lives and property, stated the notification.
The event comes after the police arrested greater than 250 individuals who have been concerned within the college students’ protests which turned violent in Rawalpindi’s Dhoke Gangal space in the present day.
The scholars, demonstrating in opposition to the alleged rape of a college-going woman in Lahore, ransacked a hostel after forcefully coming into the hostel premises, pelted stones and broken the automobiles there.
In the meantime, the police used tear fuel to disperse the scholars and evacuated the lecturers and employees who have been initially trapped within the constructing.
In the present day’s demonstrations got here amid the continuing unrest throughout the province over rape allegations which went viral on social media platforms prompting college students to carry a number of demonstrations throughout varied cities in current days.
Greater than two dozen individuals, together with 4 policemen, have been injured in violent protests in Lahore on Tuesday.
The turmoil finally warranted a robust response from Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz who, whereas chatting with the media individuals on Wednesday, introduced a crackdown on these spreading faux information concerning the rape of a pupil.
In the meantime, as many as 274 individuals have been booked in a case of vandalism on the Shalamar Campus of a personal faculty in Lahore.
Not less than 24 individuals have been named within the case, whereas the remaining 250 have been nominated as unidentified people, learn the primary data report (FIR).
Based on the FIR, no less than 24 of these suspected of being concerned within the protest have been arrested for vandalism and arson.
It added that the miscreants attacked the police with petrol bombs, whereas bikes of no less than six staff have been burnt within the assaults by the miscreants.