WorldIslamabad locked down as Pakistan braces for fuel-price protests

Pakistan has blocked major routes into Islamabad and fully sealed the capital’s Red Zone ahead of planned protests over rising fuel prices and other costs. About 1,500 shipping containers have been deployed. Farmers and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf supporters are also planning marches demanding the release of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, while the government has arrested PTI supporters.