--- title: "Islamabad police receive net launchers ahead of PTI protest" description: "Most outlets led with the provision of net launchers to Islamabad police in preparation for the PTI protest on September 27, describing the equipment as a non-lethal tool. ARY News and Dawn both highlighted the timing and purpose of the move, with Dawn additionally specifying the name of the device as the ZanX ‘net launcher’." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/10307-islamabad-police-handed-net-launchers-ahead-of-pti-protest site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Islamabad police receive net launchers ahead of PTI protest pakistan · updated 24 Sep 2026, 10:00 AM PKT · 23–24 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the provision of net launchers to Islamabad police in preparation for the PTI protest on September 27, describing the equipment as a non-lethal tool. ARY News and Dawn both highlighted the timing and purpose of the move, with Dawn additionally specifying the name of the device as the ZanX ‘net launcher’. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Islamabad police get non-lethal weapon ahead of PTI September 27 long march](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/24-Sep-2026/islamabad-police-get-non-lethal-weapon-ahead-of-pti-september-27-long-march) · 24 Sep 2026, 10:00 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad Police have been equipped with net launchers ahead of a planned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) long march toward the capital on September 27. The equipment will be used in Islamabad for the first time to help police deal with protesters in difficult or emergency situations. The government has made arrangements to prevent […] - **Dawn** — [Islamabad police handed ‘net launchers’ ahead of PTI protest](https://www.dawn.com/news/2032213/islamabad-police-handed-net-launchers-ahead-of-pti-protest) · 24 Sep 2026, 8:30 AM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > THE ZanX ‘net launcher’ which has been provided to police personnel in Islamabad.—Screengrab ISLAMABAD: In anticipation of PTI’s upcoming march, capital police have been provided ‘net launchers’ as a non-lethal mode of dealing with protesters. According to a statement, the federal government has provided police with modern net launchers, which may be used for the first time if PTI rallies manag... - **ARY News (English)** — [Islamabad Police get net launcher ahead of PTI Sept 27 march](https://arynews.tv/islamabad-police-get-net-launcher-ahead-of-pti-sept-27-march) · 23 Sep 2026, 11:51 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > Federal police have been provided with a modern net launcher to deal with protesters ahead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) march on September 27. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Security preparations increase in Islamabad for PTI protest on September 27](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7473-islamabad-police-reviews-security-arrangements-ahead-of-pti) · 9 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 76% related - [Security measures intensify in Islamabad ahead of anticipated protests](https://harzaviya.com/stories/9807-over-22-000-security-personnel-mobilised-in-islamabad-ahead) · 22 Sep 2026 · 6 outlets · 2 developments · 71% related - [100+ PTI workers detained ahead of Islamabad march](https://harzaviya.com/stories/8089-over-100-pti-activists-detained-under-3-mpo-ahead-of-sept-27) · 13 Sep 2026 · 5 outlets · 2 developments · 71% related - [Twin cities prepare for PTI's September 27 protest](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7827-twin-cities-brace-for-pti-september-27-protest) · 11 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 71% related 3 articles from 3 outlets, 23–24 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.