Overview

• Pakistan’s interior ministry ordered the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to suspend 3G/4G services in Islamabad and Rawalpindi from midnight until further notice, with approval attributed to Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi.
• Authorities placed shipping containers at key entry points, sealed Islamabad’s Red Zone, and shut major links between the twin cities, while metro bus operations were halted and multiple checkpoints were established.
• Section 144 was imposed across Punjab to bar gatherings and the use of loudspeakers, with a separate Rawalpindi order in force through October 11, according to official notifications.
• Police reported detaining 117 TLP workers in Rawalpindi and the minister of state for interior alleged recoveries of spiked sticks, chemicals, glass pellets, tear gas shells and protective gear from party activists; officials also said the group had not sought protest permission.
• Clashes tied to police raids in Lahore left dozens injured and produced disputed fatality counts, and authorities ordered schools in the city closed due to widespread road blockades.