2-day holiday declared in Rawalpindi, Islamabad ahead of US-Iran talks

Published
0

Authorities have declared two local holidays in Islamabad and Rawalpindi (Thursday and Friday) to ensure security for scheduled peace talks between Iran and the US.

According to a notification issued by the Office of the Deputy Commissioner Islamabad, April 9 and 10 have been declared local holidays across the Islamabad Capital Territory, except for essential services.

Hours after Islamabad’s notification, the Rawalpindi administration also announced local holidays in the garrison city.

Read more here.

Opinion

Editorial

Breaking the cycle
Updated 24 Oct, 2026

Breaking the cycle

Workers’ remittances have helped the current account and rebuilt reserves, and continued external borrowing has bought time.
Gaza starvation
24 Oct, 2026

Gaza starvation

ON account of funding cuts and Israeli cruelty, the threat of famine once again looms over the occupied Gaza Strip....
Harvesting rackets
24 Oct, 2026

Harvesting rackets

ORGAN vending rarely leaves the spotlight. The FIA and the Human Organ Transplantation Authority recently took five...
Nuclear uncertainty
Updated 23 Oct, 2026

Nuclear uncertainty

With matters frozen in the political and diplomatic spheres, it will take military-to-military engagement to prevent miscalculation in the strategic sphere.
Auto illusion
Updated 23 Oct, 2026

Auto illusion

PAKISTAN’S draft auto policy 2026-31 is ambitious in its targets and directionless in its strategy. It promises...
Two crimes
23 Oct, 2026

Two crimes

THE senseless killing of a teenager by his employers in Multan is a crime that deserves unqualified condemnation. It...