Police in Karachi have registered 88 First Information Reports (FIRs) and detained at least 38 prayer leaders and mosque staff members across the city for violating the Sindh government's restrictions on congregational prayers.

The FIRs were registered under Sections 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 188 (omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance) and 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of the Pakistan Penal Code and Section 4 of the Sindh Epidemic Disease Act, 2014.

Among those booked were mosque members of the New Memon Masjid in Bolton Market and Baitul Salam Masjid in DHA.