The provincial government in Balochistan has imposed Section 144 in Quetta district, banning all public gatherings. The move comes amid a sit-in protest call given by the Teachers’ Association against the government’s failure to announce hikes in salary.
Citing the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases, the provincial government of Pakistan’s Balochistan issued a otificaion on Sunday informing the public about the government’s decision to ban gatherings of five or more people in Quetta.
On Sunday, a large number of teachers had reached Quetta to participate in the protests. Last month, hundreds of teachers had held a massive protest demanding pay hikes in the city of Muzaffarabad, situated in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Threatening to boycott all government duties including election work, the teachers urged the government to fulfil their demands.
Pakistan’s economy has already taken a beating due to the coronavirus pandemic and things can only get tough for the Imran Khan-led Pakistan government.
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