[Pakistan] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On April 6, 2025, activists from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) staged a peaceful protest in Hyderabad, Sindh province, opposing the federal government's proposed construction of six new canals on the Indus River. The demonstration appears limited in scope with low assessed severity.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates. If the protests expand or disrupt water infrastructure planning, agricultural production in the Indus River basin could face longer-term impacts, though immediate supply chain effects appear minimal.

Watch points

• Monitor for expansion of protests to other cities along the Indus River or escalation in Sindh province
• Track federal government response and any modifications to the canal construction timeline