HYDERABAD, Aug 15: Acting on reports of DPO of Hyderabad Ghulam Nabi Memon, District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has banned fireworks throughout the district under Section 144 of CrPC on the occasion of Shab-i-Barat to maintain law and order in the district.

A notification issued here on Friday stated that the sale, purchase, and possession of any explosive substance would be considered a crime and that no fireworks would be allowed throughout the district.

All SHOs of the district have been directed to register FIRs under Section 188 of PPC for the violation of the ban.

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