[Pakistan] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On March 31, 2025, lawyers and Pakistan People's Party activists staged a peaceful protest rally in Larkana, Sindh province, opposing federal government plans to construct six new canals on the Indus River. The demonstration reflects ongoing water rights tensions between federal infrastructure development and regional concerns.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether water allocation disputes intensify across Pakistan's agricultural regions.

Watch points

• Monitor for escalation of water rights protests in other Sindh cities or expansion to Punjab province, where Indus water allocation remains politically sensitive
• Track federal government response and any modifications to the proposed canal construction timeline that could signal broader infrastructure project delays