Overview

• Punjab Police said demonstrators opened fire during clashes in Lahore and nearby Muridke, killing one officer and injuring dozens of others.
• Authorities detained roughly 170 TLP workers in operations across Punjab and deployed police and Rangers, dug trenches, and sealed routes to stop the march.
• TLP leaders alleged multiple supporter deaths and hundreds injured and said chief Saad Rizvi was wounded, claims that could not be independently verified.
• Protesters set out from Lahore intending to rally outside the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad in support of Palestinians, and the embassy issued a security alert.
• Provincial and federal interlocutors engaged the group in negotiations as Islamabad and Rawalpindi remained on high alert with roadblocks, suspended buses, and partial mobile internet limits.