Lahore High Court challenges Section 144

The Punjab government, the home secretary, and the deputy commissioners have been named as parties in the petition, which was filed on behalf of Azhar Siddique Advocate.

According to the appeal, Punjab’s Section 144 was introduced for political purposes in order to put an end to a political party’s nonviolent protest.

The petitioner begged the court to declare Section 144’s notification to be invalid and to halt its execution until the petition’s outcome was known.

On Thursday, the Punjab Home Department implemented Section 144, which forbade public meetings and rallies for three days throughout the state and Islamabad.

The notice, which was published on Wednesday, states that section 144 will be in force from Friday, July 26 until Sunday, July 28.

The prohibition was put in place to uphold the rule of law and to thwart any possible terrorist threats.

As per the notification, the administration is responsible for guaranteeing that the order is implemented throughout Punjab and Islamabad.

Section 144 forbids meetings of five or more individuals, and any infraction of the directive may result in judicial action.

The action is in response to the opposition alliance led by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announcing on Friday that there will be a nationwide rally demanding the release of “innocent” inmates, including Imran Khan, the party chairman.

Speaking to reporters following a gathering of the PTI-led opposition coalition Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ayen, former Speaker of the National Assembly Asad Qaiser announced that ‘peaceful’ protest marches would take place across the nation on Friday.