Overview
- The confrontation erupted on Shahrah-e-Faisal near the FTC when a nationalist group’s procession tried to head toward the restricted Red Zone instead of the Lines Area diversion.
- Police say protesters pelted vehicles with stones, injuring five officers and damaging a patrol van and a bus, which prompted baton charges and tear gas to disperse the crowd.
- Arrest figures varied through the day, with police initially citing 35 detentions and later saying 45 were held, 12 of whom were released on surety, and traffic was reopened after the dispersal.
- Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar ordered immediate action against those accused of damaging police vehicles and public property, directing Karachi police to pursue arrests.
- Province-wide cultural events continued, as the chief minister inaugurated the Lost Cities of the Indus Delta exhibition and praised Karachi’s 39-day World Culture Festival.