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Islamabad Police Begin Removing Containers From Main Roads; IG Sets Evening Deadline

More than 1,200 containers placed at key locations across the capital for 24 days are being cleared, with no container to remain visible on any major road by this evening.

RRohaanPublished 1 min read
Islamabad Police Begin Removing Containers From Main Roads; IG Sets Evening Deadline
Islamabad Police Begin Removing Containers From Main Roads; IG Sets Evening Deadline · Islamabad Police Begin Removing Containers From Main Roads; IG Sets Evening Deadline

Islamabad police begin removing over 1,200 containers from main roads after 24 days, with the IG ordering that no container remain visible on any major road by this evening.

Authorities have launched an operation to remove the containers placed across Islamabad, where more than 1,200 containers had been positioned at key locations for 24 days. The Islamabad Inspector General of Police has directed officials to clear the main thoroughfares, ordering that no container remain visible on any major road by this evening. The containers had been stationed at the capital’s entry points, along major highways and in the Red Zone. With the removal operation now underway, authorities are working to reopen key routes after more than three weeks.

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