What’s the situation across KP on Day 1 of governor’s rule?

The situation across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains disrupted a day after emergency and governor’s rule were imposed, with road blockages, traffic restrictions and school closures reported in various areas.

Scores of PTI workers have also been held in some districts, including Shangla and Charsadda.

Here is what the situation looks like on the ground in several districts across the province, according to information gathered by Dawn correspondents.

Peshawar

Law and order

• The district administration imposed several restrictions, including a ban on gatherings, for seven days under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
• The order by the deputy commissioner (DC) also banned the display of weapons, and barred carrying spikes, ball bearings, laden batons, petrol bombs, or any instrument that could potentially be used for violence.
• Police personnel remain present on roads, with heavier deployment where the Cantonment limit begins
• Cops at some places seem alert, with batons in hands

Road blockades

• All entry and exit points to Peshawar Cantt remain closed, with police deployed in the surrounding area.

• Entry is not allowed on Khyber Road, with traffic diverted towards Khyber Bazar, Ramdas and Bhana Marhi Chungi. Roads leading to Saddar from Warsak and Shami Road are also blocked with containers.

• University Road is blocked near Tehkal, close to the Cantt limits.

• The GT Road entrance at Pir Zakori is closed. The blockage at Firdous Chowk also remains in place.

• Railway Road leading to Shoba Bazar and Dabgari Garden is closed, as well as Sher Shah Suri Road.

• Shami Road, which was open until yesterday, and Chirgano Chowk are also blocked, according to a rickshaw driver.

• No blockages have been reported on the routes connecting Peshawar with Khyber district, Kohat and Nowshera.

• To reach the Cantt from the city, commuters have to take the City Circular Road and a detour via Kohat Road, which leads to FC Chowk.

• A rickshaw driver said he had to turn back midway after finding roads leading to Saddar from Warsak and Shami Road blocked with containers.

Traffic situation

• Traffic is normal on Kohat Road, Charsadda Road and GT Road, although the latter is nearly deserted near the closed entrance at Pir Zakori.

• The City Circular Road, which runs along the outer edges of the old city wall, is usually heavily congested. Today, however, traffic is light despite the road being dug up for construction. It appears that most people are staying home.

School closures

• All educational institutions across the provincial capital remain closed today.

Internet and cellular services

• Internet and cellular services have been completely restored.

Mardan

School closures

• All government and private educational institutions, including schools, colleges and universities, remain closed today.

• All examinations and papers scheduled for today have been cancelled.

Swabi

Law and order

• About 140 workers were detained after they gathered at Ismailia Interchange and Razaar Sports Complex in Swabi, where the PTI long march led by Sohail Afridi was supposed to reach.
• Police personnel were deployed at various places, including Karnal Sher Khan Chowk in the district headquarters, Topi tehsil, Swabi Interchange and Shewa Adda area of ​​Razaar tehsil.

Road blockades

• Containers have been placed at Swabi Interchange, Jahangira Bridge and the Indus River bridge on M-1 (Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway). The PTI had earlier called on its supporters from across the province to reach Swabi Interchange as part of its long march plan.

Internet and cellular services

• Internet and mobile services remain suspended across the district for a second day.

  

Charsadda

Law and order

• Police spokesperson confirmed to Dawn that 15 PTI workers had been arrested across the district.
• Police vans were seen patrolling different areas of Charsadda Bazaar.

Bannu

Examinations

• The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) has postponed the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and second annual examinations in Bannu due to the prevailing law and order situation. New dates will be announced later.

Road blockades

• As of 4pm, Google Maps showed blockades on Jumma Khan Road leading to New Kurram Bridge, located near the Bannu Cantonment.

North Waziristan

Examinations

• SSC examinations, which were scheduled to begin today, have been postponed

Lower South Waziristan

School closures

• All public and private educational institutions, including schools and colleges, remain closed. All examinations and papers scheduled for today have been cancelled.
• Dates for reopening institutions and rescheduling examinations have not yet been announced.

Traffic situation

• Traffic is flowing normally on roads across the district, with no major disruption to routine movement.

Routine activities

• Everyday activities continue as normal, with residents going about their daily routines.

• Markets in Wana, including Rustam Bazaar, remain open and traders continue their business activities.

• No major protests, significant disruptions to commercial activities or arrests have been reported.

• The situation remains generally calm despite the extraordinary administrative measures introduced at the provincial level.

Dera Ismail Khan

Examinations

• DI Khan BISE has postponed SSC examinations in line with decisions taken by other educational boards in KP. A new schedule will be announced later.

Shangla

School closures

• DC Muhammad Abdullah has ordered the closure of all public and private educational institutions.

Law and order

• The administration has imposed Section 144, prohibiting gatherings across the district.

• District Police Officer Ikramullah Khan told Dawn that more than two dozen PTI workers have been taken into custody and further raids were ongoing.

• The DPO has ordered strict legal action against those attempting to take the law into their own hands or disturb public order.

• Police have been directed to intensify patrolling along main roads and conduct strict snap-checking at all entry and exit points of the district.

Routine activities

• Bazaars remain open, and residents continue their routine activities.

Khyber

Law and order

• The situation remained comparatively quiet on Monday. Some PTI workers held a demonstration in Bara in the morning, but police took action and dispersed the protesters

• Overall, the situation remains calm and under control.

Traffic situation

• All roads, including the main Peshawar-Torkham Highway, remain open.

Mohmand

Law and order

• Police personnel have been deployed at entry and exit points and key checkpoints across the district.

Schools and examinations

• All public and private schools and colleges in the district remained closed.
• Examinations conducted by educational boards and universities continued as per their schedules.

Lakki Marwat

Examinations

• As decided by the divisional BISE, SSC annual examinations have been postponed, with the new date to be announced later

Tank

Traffic situation

• The administration has imposed a one-month ban on pillion riding across the district from Oct 10 to Nov 9 under Section 144.

• DC Jamshed Khan said the measure aims to maintain law and order, protect life and property and address potential security threats.

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