Islamabad deploys containers to block protest access
Islamabad authorities have begun placing shipping containers at key sites including D-Chowk and Embassy Road and have requested more than 23,500 police personnel from other provinces to secure the Red Zone ahead of planned opposition protests this month. The measures respond to a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf nationwide protest on September 27 plus marches by Jamaat-e-Islami and Kisan Ittehad on September 20 and 25, and follow violent clashes in earlier demonstrations. Transport groups object to detention of cargo trucks, and the Islamabad High Court has ruled that parties cannot block roads and state resources must not be used for marches.
Islamabad is deploying containers and thousands of police ahead of protests.
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Political parties have announced multiple marches to Islamabad this month. Authorities plan road blocks and extra police to protect the Red Zone. Talks are under way and designated protest venues may be set.
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