Overview
- Cities and towns across Sindh marked the day with rallies, music and traditional dress, including a three-day festival at the Pakistan Maritime Museum and a main programme at the Karachi Press Club.
- A rally on Shahrah-e-Faisal sought to head toward the Red Zone and was stopped at the FTC, after which stone‑pelting was reported and police responded with baton charges, tear gas and shelling to disperse crowds.
- Detention figures differed across outlets, with the latest statement from DIG South Asad Raza citing 45 people held on Sharea Faisal, 12 of whom were later released on the surety of the Karachi Bar Association president.
- Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar ordered immediate action against those accused of damaging police vehicles and public property, as traffic authorities diverted motorists from the closed FTC section toward alternate routes.
- While the clash disrupted traffic near Shahrah-e-Faisal, festivities carried on at other venues in Karachi and across the province, and Sindh United Party leader Syed Zain Shah condemned the police response.