Following the announcement by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to march towards the federal capital on September 27, Islamabad police and the district administration have tightened security measures and begun placing a large number of containers on key entry routes into the city.
According to Islamabad police officials, the containers have been positioned as a security precaution.
A police official stated that the administration currently has approximately 150 containers available; these will be placed on major thoroughfares as the situation demands, in order to prevent protesters from entering Islamabad.
The official added that containers have been positioned along the sides of key roads, including 26 Number Chungi, Rawat, and Margalla Avenue.
Section 144 is already in effect in the federal capital, and the Punjab government has also imposed Section 144 across the province.
Meanwhile, an official from the Rawalpindi district administration stated that several PTI leaders and workers from the Rawalpindi division have been detained over concerns regarding a potential breach of the peace. According to the official, some workers were initially moved to Adiala Jail but were subsequently transferred to Attock Jail.
While the Rawalpindi district administration official did not specify the number of detained workers, PTI has claimed on the social media platform X that 13 of its workers from the Rawalpindi district have been taken into custody.
Following the actions taken by the administration and police, numerous PTI workers have gone into hiding, and raids are being conducted in various areas to apprehend them. Meanwhile, Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a long march to Islamabad on September 20, demanding a reduction in the levy imposed on petroleum products.
Several rounds of negotiations have taken place between the government delegation and the leadership of Jamaat-e-Islami regarding the petroleum levy issue; however, no progress has been made so far.
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