[Pakistan] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On April 4, 2025, employees of Pakistan Agricultural Storage & Services Corporation Limited (PASSCO) conducted a peaceful strike and sit-in protest in Vehari city, Punjab, opposing proposed layoffs and government plans to privatize the state-owned agricultural storage company.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates. If confirmed, disruptions to PASSCO operations could affect grain storage capacity in Punjab province, though the scope and duration remain unclear from available reporting.

Watch points

• Monitor for expansion of protests to other PASSCO facilities across Pakistan's agricultural regions
• Track government response regarding privatization timeline and potential compromise measures with workers