Thousands Rally in Pakistan Against Israel's Bombing in Gaza Amid Protests Against Planned Deportation of Afghan Migrants

Pakistan's main religious political party, Jamaat-e-Islami, leads the demonstrations against Israel's actions, with thousands joining in the capital city, Islamabad as the US embassy issues a travel advisory amid risks of violence; concurrently, women's advocacy group, Aurat March stages multiple-city protests against Pakistani government's recent policy to deport all undocumented migrants, including an estimated 1.7 million Afghans.

Jamaat-e-Islami, a major religious political party in Pakistan, led a large-scale rally in Islamabad against Israel's attacks on Gaza; the demonstrators also chanted anti-America slogans, accusing the US of supporting the alleged aggression.
The initial plan was to march towards the US embassy, but stringent action from the authorities preceding the event made the party shift the rally's location to a major street far from the diplomatic enclave, leading to the detainment of local leaders and dozens of supporters.
Due to the risk of violence, the US embassy advised American citizens in and around Islamabad to minimize unnecessary travel, avoid large public gatherings, exercise caution, and review their personal security plans.
Simultaneously, women's advocacy group Aurat March held protests in several cities against the recently announced policy by the Pakistani government to arrest and deport all undocumented foreigners in the country after October 31st. This policy implicates about 1.7 million Afghans.
While the Pakistani authorities claim the deportation policy does not specifically target Afghans but is for all those living illegally in the country, the announcement has sparked widespread condemnation from rights groups and has caused a wave of panic among those without proper documents.