Overview

• Aseefa Bhutto Zardari's convoy was attacked near the Jamshoro toll plaza during her visit to flood-affected areas in Sindh province.
• Demonstrators, protesting a controversial canal project and corporate farming plans, blocked the road and assaulted the convoy with sticks and stones.
• The canal project aims to divert water from the Sindh River to Punjab's Cholistan region, sparking fears of water shortages and inequitable resource distribution.
• Local security forces quickly intervened to protect the convoy, allowing Aseefa Bhutto Zardari to escape unhurt; an FIR has been registered, and arrests have been made.
• The incident follows escalating unrest in Sindh, including the arson of Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar's residence earlier this week.