Metro Bus Service resumed in Rawalpindi and Islamabad

All stations on the route from Rawalpindi Saddar to Islamabad Secretariat are operating, according to Metro bus personnel.

Most of the barriers on Murree Road have been lifted, and containers have been taken out of Chandni Chowk to make it easier for services to resume.

In reaction to the impending Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) rallies, the Metro Bus Service was suspended and the red zone in the capital was barricaded by putting containers.

Protests against rising power rates, inflated electricity bills, and the release of PTI chief Imran Khan had been announced by the opposition parties.

The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) planned statewide protests against growing inflation, while JI announced a sit-in at Islamabad’s D-Chowk.

Authorities blocked off the roads leading to the federal capital in response to the protests, and large numbers of police officers stationed themselves at the city’s entrances and exits.

Additionally, the police erected tall barricades to stop the Faizabad intersection, which connected Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

Long lines were created when Islamabad police positioned containers on the connection route connecting Peshawar and Lahore to the motorway.