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Pakistan eases Islamabad Rawalpindi traffic curbs after US Iran talks fall through
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Published on 26 April 2026
Iran envoy left without US talks, yet cities reopen
Pakistan has lifted traffic restrictions in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, allowing heavy movement of essentials and resuming physical university classes. The change follows the cancellation of a planned second round of US-Iran talks in which Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Pakistan without meeting US negotiators. Araghchi called the visit fruitful and praised Pakistan’s role in regional peace.
- Traffic curbs lifted in Islamabad and Rawalpindi
- Move comes after planned US-Iran talks did not happen
- Araghchi departed without meeting US negotiators
- Universities to resume in-person classes
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