Islamabad: Tensions are rising as the opposition PTI party threatens mass protests in Islamabad by late September if their demands aren't met. Opposition leaders are publicly criticising the government over their handling of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), claiming mismanagement and a loss of Chinese trust .

Meanwhile JUI F head Maulana Fazlur Rehman has alleged China is dissatisfied with Pakistan and scaling back mining projects in Balochistan. Rehman has recently been more vocal in his criticism of the government which positions him more closely with the PTI but he has clarified that his party’s cooperation with the opposition is restricted to parliamentary matters and does not amount to a political alliance at the grassroots level and that their current understanding should not be considered a formal political partnership.

Today a petition was filed with the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the PTI's planned nationwide protest, saying the protest would disrupt routine life, traffic and business activities in the federal capital.

The petitioner made the inspectors general of police of all four provinces, Islamabad Police and Motorway Police, and other government authorities respondents in the case.