Overview
- The Home Department’s order took immediate effect across the province following Wednesday’s notification.
- Authorities invoked Section 144(6) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, to enforce the restriction.
- Intelligence and law enforcement agencies are exempt, while small drones may be used for confined indoor events under the organiser’s responsibility.
- The ban runs for 30 days from issuance or until withdrawn earlier, with officials warning of legal action for violations.
- The move follows heightened security activity after a suicide attack at a Bhakkar check post that briefly closed an inter-provincial highway later reopened after checks.