The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has imposed a ban on public employees attending rallies organised by the outlawed Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). The notification, circulated to all provincial departments, warned civil servants against any involvement with proscribed organisation. “Students are vulnerable to propaganda on account of their tender age and need to be educated on the consequences of participation, overt or covert, physically, financially or otherwise in any programme or activity of a proscribed organisation by the vice chancellors of public and private sector universities, the principals of public and private sector colleges on immediate basis.

Higher Education Department shall ensure that this fact and legal position is made known to the students by their respective vice chancellors/principals /heads of educational institutions. All administrative and police officers shall take appropriate measures in accordance with law to ensure that directions contained herein are implemented in letter and spirit,” the notification said. Simultaneously, the federal government has placed PTM leader Manzoor Pashteen and others on the Fourth Schedule.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan