All educational institutions in Peshawar will remain open on Tuesday, a statement by the city’s deputy commissioner (DC) has announced.
The statement, posted on Facebook, urged the public not to pay heed to any “fake notification or rumours” in this regard.
Educational institutions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s provincial capital remained closed on Monday amid road blocks following the imposition of governor’s rule in the province.
Police personnel remained present on roads in the city on Monday, with heavier deployment where the Cantonment limit began.
Meanwhile, TransPeshawar, which manages the city’s BRT transport system, has announced that services would be restored from October 13 (Tuesday). “Service will be provided as usual on all routes,” it said in a notice.
The district administration has also imposed a ban on gatherings in Peshawar for seven days under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
The order by the DC has 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.
The Centre imposed governor’s rule in KP and emergency in 12 of its districts on Sunday, citing security situation and alleged non-cooperation of the now non-functional provincial government.
In days preceding the Centre’s move, tensions between the federal government and the PTI-led KP government had remained high, initially just over the party’s planned march to Islamabad to demand the release of its founder, Imran Khan, and later also over the Centre’s accusation that the provincial government was not cooperating on counterterrorism.
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