Section 144 lifted in Lahore, LHC told.

LAHORE -- The ban on public gatherings imposed in the provincial capital has been lifted, advocate general Punjab informed the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday.

The interim government led by Mohsin Naqvi imposed Section 144 in the provincial capital to avoid any untoward incident owing to multiple public gatherings in the provincial capital - Aurat March on International Women's Day and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) election rally.

The PTI challenged the move in the LHC, blaming the provincial authorities for obstructing the election process.

At the outset of today's hearing, Punjab's top law officer informed the court that the government had lifted Section 144 imposed due to security threats.

'Yesterday was a sensitive day, so the implementation of Section 144 was the right step.'

At this, LHC disposed of PTI leader Hammad Azhar's petition.

Meanwhile, senior leaders of PTI including its chairman Imran Khan were booked in a case for "attacking police" and 'using foul language' against national security institutions in Lahore after Section 144 was imposed in the provincial capital.

According to the first information report...