Pakistan Arrests 178 Over KFC Attacks Linked to Anti-US Protests

Assault on KFC & McDonalds to be treated as terrorist attacks: Pakistan - The Statesman

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan announced on Saturday that attacks against the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and McDonalds across the country would be treated as terrorist attacks.

Pakistan: KFC staff dead in violent protests, police arrest over 145

Violent pro-Palestine protests in Pakistan have turned deadly, with a KFC staff member reportedly killed and multiple outlets vandalised across Islamabad, Karachi, and Lahore. The US-based food chain is facing growing backlash over its perceived links to Israel. Police have arrested over 145 people as tensions escalate.

Pakistani police have arrested 160 people in connection with 20 separate attacks on KFC restaurants, the government said on Saturday.

Angry crowds in Pakistan have attacked the popular American restaurant chain KFC, associating it with the US government's support for Israel. Pakistani police have been forced to increase security measures at KFC restaurants across the country.

Atleast 20 American food outlets attacked in anti-Israel protests: Pakistan

Pakistan's Interior State Minister Tallal Chaudhry said that the government would protect the lives and properties, whether they are of Pakistani businesses or foreigners investing here.

Pakistani police ramp up security after mobs attack KFC to protest US support of Israel’s war in Gaza

US-based fried chicken franchise KFC has found itself the target of a string of attacks in Pakistan sparked by anti-American sentiment stemming from US support of Israel's war in Gaza.