KHAIRPUR: Section 144 imposed

Published October 31, 2007

KHAIRPUR, Oct 30: District Nazim Pir Niaz Hussain Shah on Tuesday declared examination centres in the district as “prohibited areas” under section 144 during the conduct of supplementary examinations of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Part-II scheduled to be held from Oct 30.

The order, which came into force at once, banned entry of unconcerned persons into the exam centres, gathering of people within 400 yards radius of a centre and operation of photocopy machines from 9am to 12 noon (morning shift) and from 2pm to 5 pm (evening shift).

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