PAKISTAN - SECURITY CRACKDOWN AHEAD OF PROTESTS
Reports indicate that authorities have begun fortifying key entry points around Islamabad ahead of the planned protests.
> Metal spikes and sand filled containers have reportedly been welded/placed on Attock Bridge, a major crossing between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab.
> More than 2,000 containers and around 30,000 security personnel are reportedly deployed in Attock.
> Hospitals have reportedly been instructed to prepare for a possible surge in casualties.
And this is how Pakistan somehow gets better ratings on the Happiness Index, Democracy Index, Freedom of Press Index and other so-called “global” indices, while India keeps getting lectures from the West.
Damn, this is a peak democracy moment.
With multiple PTI marches planned for September 27, the Pakistan government has flooded Islamabad with containers. Roads have even been blocked with welded metal rods and nails to stop people from coming out to protest.