Pakistan’s Capital Turns Into ‘Containerabad’ as Lockdown Chokes Truckers and Politics
Pakistan’s capital has been transformed into a fortress of shipping containers as authorities move to block protest routes into Islamabad, a tactic that is inflicting heavy losses on truckers caught in the middle. The disruption underscores how the state’s security response to political unrest is spilling into the economy, with freight drivers bearing the immediate cost of a widening confrontation over power and protest.
