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Pakistan Day Parade: Section 144 imposed in Rawalpindi

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Police cordon off the site of a suicide bombing in Lahore on February 14, 2017. At least 13 people were killed and 82 injured when an apparent Taliban suicide blast ripped through a protest in Lahore on February 13, Pakistani officials said, shattering the city's growing sense of security. / AFP PHOTO / Arif ALI

RAWALPINDI: Local administration on Wednesday enforced Section 144 in connection with the Pakistan Day Parade to be held on March 23.

According to the notification issued by the Rawalpindi DC Hassan Waqar Cheema, flying kites, laser lights, aerial firing, use of drone cameras and flying pigeons have been banned in the limits of Rawalpindi Revenue until March 23.

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The notification further stated that section 144 has been slapped in line with the security measures ahead of Pakistan Day.

Violators will face strict action under the Pakistan Penal Code’s section 188, the notification stated.

Pakistan Day is a national holiday to commemorate the Lahore Resolution of March 23, 1940, when the Muslim League drafted the political resolution calling for establishing an independent federation.

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