Pakistan: Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party continues indefinite sit-in protest at the Faizabad Interchange in Islamabad as of July 15

Thousands of activists from the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party are holding an indefinite sit-in protest at the Faizabad Interchange in Islamabad as of July 15. Organizers are demanding the government deliver aid to Palestine, announce a boycott of Israeli products, and declare Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a terrorist. The action has resulted in significant disruptions to inter-city traffic to and from Islamabad and has prompted security deployment. The demonstration may end at short notice if negotiations succeed.

Traffic restrictions including road closures and diversions are affecting multiple routes like Grand Trunk, IJP, and Muree roads, as well as Rawat T-Chowk and Rawal Dam Chowk intersections. Security checkpoints and cordons around key government and diplomatic buildings in the Red Zone cannot be ruled out; heightened security is especially likely near the US embassy. Clashes are possible if police attempt to forcibly disperse the gathering.