# ‘Containerabad’: Pakistan’s capital and truckers bleed money amid lockdown

https://mins.news/en/item/83343

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-02 11:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/10/2/containerabad-pakistans-capital-and-truckers-bleed-money-amid-lockdown?traffic_source=rss

> Islamabad is preparing for another march by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, which is seeking pressure on the government to release jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Authorities have placed an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 containers on the capital’s roads, with the nearly four-week blockade costing drivers and businesses and expected security expenses exceeding 1 billion rupees.

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