{"id":15262,"date":"2025-10-11T19:56:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T14:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/?p=15262"},"modified":"2025-10-11T19:56:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T14:56:54","slug":"religious-partys-protest-paralyzes-life-in-twin-cities-for-second-consecutive-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/?p=15262","title":{"rendered":"Religious Party\u2019s Protest Paralyzes Life in Twin Cities for Second Consecutive Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rawalpindi\/Islamabad \u2014<\/strong> For the <strong>second consecutive day<\/strong>, normal life in the <strong>twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad<\/strong> remained severely disrupted as protests by a <strong>religious party<\/strong> continued, leading to <strong>complete shutdown of major routes and commercial activities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ongoing protest, which began following a nationwide call by the religious group, has led to <strong>massive traffic chaos<\/strong>, <strong>closure of key intersections<\/strong>, and <strong>halted trade and transport operations<\/strong> in several areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to reports, <strong>major arteries connecting the two cities \u2014 including Expressway, Faizabad Interchange, and IJP Road \u2014 remain completely sealed<\/strong>, leaving commuters stranded for hours. The <strong>Faizabad Interchange<\/strong>, which serves as a crucial link between Islamabad and Rawalpindi, has been <strong>closed off with containers and barricades<\/strong>, while <strong>Khana Pul, Kuri Road, and Dhok Kala Khan routes<\/strong> are also <strong>inaccessible<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within Rawalpindi, several key roads such as <strong>Waras Khan, Committee Chowk, Sixth Road, Shamsabad, and Iran Road<\/strong> have been <strong>blocked<\/strong>, while routes leading from <strong>Rawal Road, Shaheen Chowk, Saddar, and Old Airport areas<\/strong> are <strong>completely shut down<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Islamabad, <strong>access to the Red Zone has been entirely restricted<\/strong>, with containers placed at all entry points except <strong>Margalla Road<\/strong>, which remains the <strong>only open route<\/strong> for limited movement. Heavy deployment of police and paramilitary forces continues around sensitive installations, diplomatic enclaves, and government buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prolonged blockade has <strong>paralyzed trade, daily commuting, and public transport<\/strong>, causing immense hardship to residents. Businesses in key commercial hubs such as <strong>Blue Area, Saddar, and Raja Bazaar<\/strong> remained closed for the second day as security forces continued to enforce restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local traders and transporters expressed frustration over the situation, urging authorities to <strong>open routes and restore normalcy<\/strong>. \u201cOur livelihoods are being destroyed; everything is at a standstill,\u201d said one shopkeeper from Committee Chowk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hospitals have also reported delays in emergency services due to road closures, while several ambulances were seen struggling to reach patients amid the barricades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Islamabad administration<\/strong> and <strong>Rawalpindi police<\/strong> have appealed to citizens to <strong>avoid unnecessary travel<\/strong> and stay updated through official traffic alerts. Authorities say they are <strong>in contact with religious leaders<\/strong> to defuse tensions and restore order peacefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ongoing standoff has raised concerns over <strong>public safety and mobility<\/strong>, with the federal government reportedly considering <strong>deploying additional law enforcement units<\/strong> to ensure security and prevent further escalation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rawalpindi\/Islamabad \u2014 For the second consecutive day, normal life in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad remained severely disrupted as protests by a religious party continued, leading to complete shutdown of major routes and commercial activities. The ongoing protest, which began following a nationwide call by the religious group, has led to massive traffic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","inline_featured_image":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_3859443944190656_798604363342440":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15262"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15265,"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15262\/revisions\/15265"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}