Overview
- Islamabad and Rawalpindi moved to high alert with more than 5,000 police deployed in Rawalpindi, over 350 checkpoints, market and bus-stand closures, and intensified search operations.
- The Islamabad police chief and the city’s top administrator inspected the Red Zone and ordered tougher checks plus integrated protection for venues, hotels, routes, and airports with support from the Army, Rangers, Frontier Corps, and intelligence services.
- Foreign delegations arrived for negotiations, including a reported Iranian team and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, with authorities detailing multi‑layer security and a traffic diversion plan for movements in the capital.
- Local parties and trade groups held solidarity rallies that praised Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir for facilitating Iran–US de‑escalation, with similar messages reported on posters in Indian‑administered Kashmir.
- Punjab advanced domestic measures by approving a dedicated Cyber Crime Unit and starting work on a Punjab Online Safety Act 2026, while also upgrading Sikh pilgrimage sites and services in Nankana Sahib for thousands of Vaisakhi visitors.