Section 144 imposed within 100 yards of several KESC installations

Bans rally of 5 or more people within 100 yards of KESC surroundings to prevent public protests.

KARACHI: The Sindh government imposed Section 144 within 100 yards of 29 Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) installations, reported Express 24/7 on Thursday.

The ban was put to safeguard the KESC mechanism from public protests.

The imposed section refrains a rally of five or more people within 100 yards of KESC surroundings.

According to the notification issued by the interior ministry, the ban is to be maintained for 90 days.

Moreover, the KESC has been instructed to elect a person who will point out the culprits.

The section has been placed on the request of KESC Chief Executive Tabish Gohar.

Fueled by continued power outages, mayhem spread across the country, with infuriated demonstrators attacking buildings, policemen and passing vehicles for a second consecutive day.

The hardest hit by the rioting were Punjab’s urban centres – where there were scores injured and arrested.