Overview
- Authorities restored public and goods transport Sunday across Islamabad and Rawalpindi after a week-long suspension.
- Most routes and services reopened, but the Red Zone — the government and diplomatic district — remains sealed.
- Bus hubs restarted with exceptions, with Faizabad in Islamabad and Pir Wadhai in Rawalpindi still closed as Metro service returns on a shortened route.
- The easing followed President Donald Trump canceling a planned visit by envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff after Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi left without meeting U.S. officials.
- Police keep a heavy presence with possible diversions on the Expressway and Srinagar Highway, after days of searches that detained suspects and a shutdown that stranded commuters, slowed courts, and squeezed food supplies.