PTI delays protest, raises government security costs
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf postponed a planned protest from September 27 to October 4, prompting authorities to keep roadblocks, shipping containers and security personnel on extended standby. Islamabad police initially sought PKR 820 million for one week of arrangements; container rents and support for visiting police contingents could lift that bill, with container costs alone at PKR 46.5 million daily and estimates reaching beyond PKR 1 billion if preparations double. The mobilization includes thousands of officers, hundreds of vehicles and hundreds of hotel rooms, and the delay may further escalate costs and logistical burdens before any demonstration occurs.
Security preparations may cost Pakistani government over PKR 1 billion
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PTI first set a protest date for September 27 and then postponed it to October 4. The government prepared roadblocks and brought in containers and officers. If the protest is delayed again, security and cost pressures could rise further.
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