[Pakistan] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On March 31, 2025, Pakistan People's Party-Shaheed Bhutto (PPP-SB) activists held a peaceful protest rally in Talhar town, Badin district, Sindh province, opposing federal plans to construct six new canals on the Indus River. The demonstration was classified as low severity with no reported violence or disruptions.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates. If the federal canal construction proceeds despite local opposition, it could potentially affect agricultural water distribution in Sindh province, but immediate supply chain disruptions are minimal given the peaceful nature of the protest.

Watch points

• Monitor whether similar protests emerge in other Sindh districts affected by the proposed Indus River canal projects
• Track federal government response to local opposition and any modifications to the canal construction timeline