20,000 cops sent back to respective districts from Islamabad

A 20,000-strong contingent of the Punjab Police—including personnel from Lahore—that had been deployed for the Islamabad and Attock sit-ins has returned to their respective districts. The remaining personnel have also departed from Attock for their respective districts. 30,000 Punjab Police personnel remained deployed at the entry and exit points of Attock for 22 days. 

Personnel from Lahore, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Nankana, Vehari, Khanewal, Muzaffargarh, D.G. Khan, Layyah, Toba Tek Singh, and Jhang—along with other districts—had departed for Islamabad and Attock on September 22.

The Punjab government had released 400 million rupees to the Punjab Police to cover the expenses related to the sit-in.