Desperate Measures: Shawls, coats, banned in Haripur
The Haripur district administration on Friday decided to take some extreme measures to ensure peace and security over the next few weeks.
The District Coordination Officer (DCO) banned the use of firecrackers, long shawls, coats and vehicles with tinted windows in the jurisdiction of Haripur district, under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Presumably, the ban of clothing is out of concern that explosives and other weapons may be hidden easily in such apparel. The ban, imposed with immediate effect, will continue for a period of 15 days. Action will be taken against violators under Section 188 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 24th, 2012.
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If 10,000 police personnel are deputed to guard the VIPs in Sindh, We will be lucky, if next we are told only to wear undergarments.
The government is now (hopefully) waking up to the security situation when it's term of five years is almost done. Will it help? Not to me at least.
Salams
We are gradually moving back to stone-age
Wait ill wearing clothes will be banned as well! They are only treating symptoms not the cause:(
whats next? Ban shirts? Basic clothing?