Ban imposed on PTM leaders’ entry to Balochistan

Published November 23, 2021
A photo of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement leader Manzoor Pashteen. — Aima Khosa/File
A photo of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement leader Manzoor Pashteen. — Aima Khosa/File

QUETTA: The Balochistan government has imposed a ban on the entry of leaders of Pashtoon Tahafuz Movement (PTM) Manzoor Pashteen, Mohsin Dawar, Ali Wazir and others into the province for 90 days.

They cannot enter any district of Balochistan till January 8, 2022.

According to a notification issued by the Balochistan Home Department here on Monday, the ban has been imposed on the entry of PTM chairman Manzoor Pashteen and MNAs Ali Wazir and Mohsin Dawar into any of the district of Balochistan for 90 days.

PTM’s Said Alam, Abdullah Nangyal and Sana Ijaz have also been barred from entering the province. The ban will be effective from Nov 11, 2021, to Jan 8, 2022.

“The 90-day entry ban has been imposed in the best interest of public peace and security,” the notification said.

Published in Dawn, November 23rd, 2021

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