On Tuesday, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has imposed a ban on all indoor and outdoor gatherings including marriages from March 31.

According to a notification issued by the provincial administration, wedding ceremonies have been banned in 15 cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The cities include Peshawar, Swabi, Kohat, Nowshera, Charsadda, Mardan, Abbottabad, Malakand, Bajur, Lower Dir, Upper Dir and other cities.

The move came after the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on March. 28 banned both indoor and outdoor gatherings across the country.

It ordered that “all kind of gatherings (indoor/outdoor) will be banned with immediate effect.”