Islamabad has lifted restrictions on public and private transportation, allowing citizens to move freely within the city. However, markets and shopping malls will be closed by 8 pm. The administration has also reopened all bus terminals except for the Faizabad terminal, which will remain closed.
Islamabad’s administration has announced a series of relaxations in the city’s COVID-19 restrictions, allowing residents to move more freely. The administration has reopened hiking trails in the Margalla Hills, allowing hiking enthusiasts to access the trails from today. All parks, including the Damnoen Koh, have also been opened to the public.
However, the administration has clarified that markets and shopping malls will be closed by 8 pm, while medical stores, hospitals, petrol pumps, and dairy shops will be exempt from the restrictions. Restaurants, food outlets, and tandoors will remain open until 10 pm, while takeaway and home delivery services will be allowed.
Grocery stores, meat shops, and bakeries will remain open until 10 pm, while takeaway and home delivery services will be allowed. Marriage halls, marquees, and other commercial venues will remain open until 10 pm, while clubs, restaurants, and gymnasiums will be closed by 10 pm.
Pakistan’s Vice President and Foreign Minister, Senator Shah Mehmood Qureshi, has condemned the Washington shooting incident. The Ministry of Commerce has issued a notification for the Pakistan-based Transit Trade Order 2026, which will come into effect immediately. According to the notification, the order will be implemented on an emergency basis.
The Ministry of Meteorology has reported that the maximum temperature in Karachi today was 38.1 degrees Celsius. Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman, has stated that over 1 crore children in Punjab are out of school. A laborer, Abdul Wahab, who was trapped in a marble mine in Mardan for 17 days, has shared his ordeal.
In a shocking incident, a laborer, Aga Shahir, allegedly fired shots at a civilian in the name of a minor dispute. Three individuals were arrested in connection with the incident, accused of helping the accused flee the scene. A human smuggler, caught from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has confessed to smuggling 16 Pakistanis who went missing in a boat accident in Libya.
Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Asad Umar, has announced that the KRL Expressway will be re-tendered, and it is expected to be completed within two to three months. The contractor will not be involved, and the Sindh government will oversee the project.
The identity of the deceased youth has been revealed as Zain. Karachi Mayor, Murtaza Wahab, has announced that the KRL Expressway project has been resumed today by FWO. He stated that Pakistan’s clear and transparent stance on the Pehalgam incident last year was appreciated by the international community.
The police have revealed that three to four suspects, dressed in police uniforms, were seen at the Gulshan-e-Iqbal 13 D neighborhood. In a separate incident in Manshera, a husband took his wife and children hostage in Pano Dherry. A body of a boy who drowned in a water pipe in Saadi Town, Karachi, has been recovered.
President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed relief over the safe passage of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. Iranian Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, will visit Pakistan after a visit to Oman.
