Karachi Police Block TTAP ‘Black Day’ Protest Near Press Club as Opposition Decries 27th Amendment

Overview

• Police imposed Section 144 across Karachi, sealed routes to the Karachi Press Club and used heavy barricades, with officials confirming nine arrests for violations.
• PTI leaders said additional supporters were detained later as small groups tried to regroup at nearby sites such as Regal Chowk.
• Road closures and barbed-wire cordons triggered hours-long gridlock across Saddar, Empress Market and II Chundrigar Road, disrupting commercial activity.
• TTAP-organised demonstrations went ahead in multiple cities, while an Islamabad gathering near Faisal Mosque drew limited turnout according to local reporting.
• Opposition figures condemned the 27th Amendment as an attack on the Constitution, demanded Imran Khan’s release and alleged censorship and erosion of democratic norms, with reports of activist detentions including Alifya Sohail.