ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: A consultative meeting of the capital police in connection with the security measures for the second round of US-Iran peace talks was held at the security division, attended by the DIGs of security, operations, logistics and law and order.

Police officers told Dawn that the meeting discussed the security plan for the peace talks between Iran and the United State and the preparations in this regard. The DIGs also reviewed the security plan put in place in Islamabad during the recently concluded first round of the peace talks.

It was decided to adopt the same plan and all other measures and arrangements, including the deployment of personnel from the Punjab police, Federal Constabulary, Rangers and the army.

About 6,000 personnel of Islamabad police and 900 personnel of FC will be deployed in the capital along with the army and Rangers. The army will be deployed in and around the Red Zone and important installations inside it.‎

Authorities decide to implement security plan put in place during first round of talks

Paramilitary troops will be deployed to patrol in and around the high security zone and the pickets. Police teams will also be deployed inside the high zone’s pickets and other points of the capital.

Rawalpindi

More than 5,000 officers and personnel of Rawalpindi police will be performing security duties besides monitoring all entrances and exits of the city and 350 special pickets. Additional personnel will be deployed on major highways to ensure foolproof security regarding the movement of foreign delegations on their arrival at Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi.

City Police Officer Syed Khalid Hamdani and Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Farhan Aslam held a meeting with police officers and transporters to review the security plan for the peace talks.

Police sources said that during the meeting it was decided to follow the same security plan which was implemented during the first round of talks between the US and Iran in Islamabad. As part of the foolproof security, the security level will be placed on high alert in the garrison city as markets and educational institutions will remain closed during the presence of foreign delegations in the federal capital territory.

More than 5,000 officers and personnel of Rawalpindi police would be performing security duties, while strict monitoring of all entrances and exits of the city, including more than 350 special pickets, additional personnel deployed on major highways, would be ensured.

Teams of Elite Force, Dolphin Force, police station mobiles and other quick response units will be placed on alert and patrolling in different parts of the city. The city’s entry and exit routes, major highways, markets, shops and hotels will be closed.

All bus terminals have been temporarily closed and a strict checking system has been implemented.

Search, sweep, combing and intelligence-based operations will be intensified across the city, and strict monitoring and checking of suspects is ongoing. Security around the sensitive installations will also be tightened and strict surveillance will continue.

Special traffic plan will be formulated to maintain traffic flow with alternative routes provided for the convenience of citizens.

To ensure tightened security, the help of Punjab police forces has also been sought to assist the Islamabad police. For this, after the approval of the IG Punjab, 70 reserve forces of the Right Management Police were asked to reach Islamabad.

DIG Asad Sarfraz has been nominated as the focal person of the Punjab police during their deployment in Islamabad, while DIG Jamil Zafar of Islamabad police, along with DIG Logistics Abdul Haqi Imrani and SP Shams Durrani have been made responsible for the accommodation and other welfare of the Punjab police personnel.

Published in Dawn, April 17th, 2026