The Balochistan Home Department has extended the curfew in Noshki, imposing nightly restrictions from 6:00pm to 6:00am and enforcing Section 144 across the district amid continued security measures following recent attacks on Pakistani forces and vehicles transporting minerals.
According to an official notification, all movement will remain prohibited during the curfew hours.
The notification said Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure would also remain in force during the same period, banning public gatherings, processions and assemblies of more than four people across the district.
Authorities said curfew passes would be issued to designated individuals exempt from the restrictions, while routine security patrols would continue throughout Noshki.
Law enforcement agencies have been directed to strictly implement the orders, with officials warning that legal action would be taken against anyone found violating the curfew or Section 144.
Noshki has remained under restrictions for the past week following a series of attacks on Pakistani forces and vehicles transporting minerals from Balochistan to other parts of Pakistan.
Authorities had earlier imposed a complete district-wide curfew until July 31 following an attack on a Frontier Corps checkpoint on the Western Bypass and a subsequent operation by Pakistani forces.
The latest order extends the restrictions under a nightly schedule.
During the earlier curfew, residents alleged that Pakistani forces carried out house-to-house searches and subjected people to harassment in several areas of the district.
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Police sources, however, said 102 people detained during a house-to-house search operation on Wednesday were later handed over to police after the completion of legal procedures.
“Following initial screening, all of them were released to their families,” police said.
Curfews have also remained in force for several days in Mastung’s Khadkocha area and Zehri in Khuzdar district, where Pakistani forces have increased surveillance and restrictions on movement.