Overview
- Supporters began a long march from Lahore toward the US Embassy in Islamabad led by TLP chief Saad Hussain Rizvi after Friday prayers.
- Police used tear gas, baton charges and rubber bullets to hold lines in Lahore, with authorities reporting 112 injured officers and the party claiming unverified deaths among its supporters.
- Islamabad and Rawalpindi sealed key entry points under Section 144, suspended mobile data for a second day and deployed police, Rangers and FC at Red Zone approaches.
- More than 100 people were arrested in Lahore, while 110 suspects were remanded by an anti-terrorism court for 12 days on allegations including rioting and attacks on police.
- The interior minister vowed to block any unauthorized procession into the capital as containers, roadblocks and transit shutdowns disrupted schools, courts and public transport across major routes.