[Pakistan] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On March 31, 2025, activists and students held a peaceful protest in Naushahro Feroze, Sindh Province, Pakistan, opposing federal government plans to construct six new canals on the Indus River. The demonstration was classified as low severity with no reported violence or disruption.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether the proposed canal construction faces broader opposition that could delay or modify infrastructure development along Pakistan's primary river system.

Watch points

• Monitor for escalation of protests or broader civil society opposition to the Indus River canal projects that could affect construction timelines
• Track government response and any policy adjustments to the proposed canal development plans