By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – The provincial government on Monday has imposed a ban on night-time travel across several key national highways after growing unrest in Balochistan.
According to a notification issued by deputy commissioners the restriction applied to public transport, prohibiting travel from 6 pm to 6 am, media reported.
The ban covers several significant highways, including the Quetta-Taftan Road, Loralai-Dera Ghazi Khan Road, Sibi Road, Coastal Highway, and Zhob-Dera Ismail Khan Road.
The restriction came after 6 people were injured in a suicide blast near a rally of Pakistan’s Balochistan National Party on Saturday in the Mastung district of Balochistan, Pakistan’s leading newspaper, media reported.
, BNP chief Ahktar Mengal deplored the attack described it as a failed attempt to make the protest unsuccessful once again.
The protest of the BNP demanded the release of arrested Baloch Yakjehti Committee leaders after the provincial government’s talks with the party failed to reach a solution.
Over 250 activists of the BNP were arrested during the rally that was leading the peaceful long march to Quetta against the illegal detention of Baloch Yakjehti Committee leaders and activists.
BNP organized the rally from Wadh to Quetta against the illegal detention of BYC leaders and activists, including Mahrang Baloch and Sammi Deen Baloch, amid the police crackdown.
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