Overview
- Police used shelling at Numaish Chowrangi and detained more than 30 PTI workers ahead of the Bagh-e-Jinnah gathering.
- Authorities say the unrest began when a police vehicle was stopped and pelted with stones, with footage showing damage and a policeman reportedly assaulted.
- Detained individuals were moved to a prisoners' van as officials signaled forthcoming legal action against those identified in violence.
- The rally is proceeding under a conditional NOC that bars off-route processions and provocative speech, with the district administration reserving the right to cancel it.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi pressed toward the venue while alleging hurdles, a claim Sindh officials reject, as the Karachi Press Club condemned attacks on journalists and damage to media vehicles.