Following clashes outside the US consulate in Karachi, Section 144 has been extended across Sindh.

According to the Home Department, all kinds of wall chalking, protests, demonstrations, sit-ins, rallies, and display of arms is banned throughout the province for one month, effective from March 1.

However, the guards of registered private security companies are allowed to carry weapons at places of duty during work hours, but they are prohibited from displaying or brandishing weapons during movement in vehicles.