Deputy Commissioner (DC) Gilgit Baltistan on Sunday issued a notification of the section 144 imposition in the area, which bans public meetings and rallies.
The popular short-form video app has until mid-September to find a new owner under a federal law that requires the company to change its ownership structure to resolve national security concerns.
The ban on TikTok has not been lifted, government sources clarified on Friday after several users reported that they could access the website of the China-based video streaming platform.
Earlier in the day, Trump announced on his social media platform Truth Social that he plans to issue an executive order on Monday to delay the enforcement of the TikTok ban.
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans to delay the TikTok ban for 90 days through an executive order, allowing negotiations for a joint venture granting the US a 50 per cent ownership stake in the platform. The move comes after TikTok went offline following a Supreme Court r
Trump, in a recent interview, confirmed that the 90-day extension was under consideration, adding that a final decision would be announced on Monday, the day he would be sworn in as the 47th President of the US, which is going to be his second time at the White House.
China-based mobile application, TikTok's fate in the US hangs in the balance after the Supreme Court upheld a law that could lead to a ban on the platform as soon as Sunday, CBS News reported.
Following the US Supreme Court's ruling regarding a proposed ban on TikTok due to security concerns, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre emphasised that the responsibility for "implementing the law now falls on the incoming administration."
This decision rejected an appeal from TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, which argued that the ban violated the First Amendment. The court's unsigned opinion, issued without dissent, sets the stage for an unprecedented government action against a major social media platform.
Stressing the expectation that the two global leaders will "solve many problems together," the President-elect said they would do "everything possible" to make the world "more peaceful and safe."