In response to the upcoming Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) protests, authorities have sealed the capital’s red zone by placing containers. The opposition parties’ have announced protest targets the hike in power tariffs, inflated electricity bills, and the release of PTI leader Imran Khan. JI has also announced a sit-in at Islamabad’s D-Chowk, while the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) is organizing nationwide demonstrations against rising inflation.