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Chaos in twin cities as scecurity clampdown exposes ineptitude

MM News by MM News
April 19, 2026
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ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: Confusion and chaos swept Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Saturday-Sunday night as authorities scrambled to enforce sweeping security measures ahead of the expected arrival of foreign dignitaries for the second round of Islamabad talks.

راولپنڈی پولیس کے سینیئر افسران تذبذب کا شکار ہو گئے کبھی ہاں کبھی نہ دکانیں کھول دو صبح بتا دیں گے رات کو 12 بجے بند کر دو ابھی حکم ہے تا حکم ثانی یے مختلف نوعیت کے بیانات اور احکامات اور پھر ان کی واپسی کا عمل جاری ہے

— Babar Malik (@babermalikisb) April 18, 2026


Despite claims by government sources that “all kinds of security arrangements” had been completed, contradictory orders, abrupt closures, and haphazard policing left residents, students, and commuters in disarray.

راولپنڈی انتظامیہ کہہ رہی ہے کہ کچھ بھی بند نہیں کیا۔ جبکہ کمرشل مارکیٹ، سکستھ روڈ اور فیض آباد سے ملحقہ علاقوں میں تمام ہوسٹلز خالی کروا دیے گئے ہیں۔ اور صادق آباد سمیت متعدد جگہیں بند کر دی گئی ہیں ۔ یہ سب کیا چل رہا ہے جو بھی بات ہے وہ بتا دیں @DCRawalpindi @RwpPolice

— Malik Ali Raza (@MalikAliiRaza) April 18, 2026


Heavy contingents of police from Punjab were deployed across the capital and Rawalpindi, with Murree Road sealed and public transport barred from Faizabad. Containers were suddenly placed in Shah Khalid Colony near Noor Khan Airbase, choking streets and trapping vehicles. Residents complained of being stranded without warning.

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وفاقی دارالحکومت میں پنجاب سے پولیس کی بھاری نفری تعینات، سیکورٹی کے سخت ترین انتظامات، اسلام آباد تقربیا بند،تعلیمی اداروں میں چھٹیاں،ٹرمپ، ایرانی صدر سمیت دیگر اہم ممالک کے سربراہان کی آمد کسی وقت بھی ہوسکتی ہے۔
:ہم نے ہر قسم کے حفاظتی انتظامات مکمل کر لئے”اہم حکومتی ذرائع

— Tariq Aziz (@Tariq_aziz99) April 19, 2026


The most severe disruption was felt by students.

Hostels across Rawalpindi were ordered vacated at midnight, forcing many—particularly female students from remote areas—onto the streets in the rain. At Sixth Road Hostel, police sealed the premises with students still inside, barring them from leaving. At “Gilsey Boys Hostel” on Iran Road, students were evicted late at night and left wandering.

نور خان ایئربیس کے قریبی علاقے شاہ خالد کالونی راولپنڈی میں کنٹینرز اور قناعتیں لگاکر راستوں کی بندش شروع کردی ،اچانک گلیوں کے بند ہونے سے متعدد گاڑیاں پھنس گئیں ، کنٹینرز سے بند ہونے والے راستوں پر لوگوں کو مشکلات کا سامنا

— Usman Khan (@IUsmanKhan786) April 18, 2026


Pir Mehr Ali Shah Agriculture University also directed hostel residents to vacate immediately, leaving young women asking where they could go at such an hour.

پیر مہر علی شاہ ایگریکلچر یونیورسٹی راولپنڈی انتظامیہ نے یونیورسٹی ہاسٹلز میں مقیم طلبہ کو فوری طور پر ہاسٹلز خالی کرنے کی ہدایت کردی
آدھی رات کو آگاہ کرنا !!!!
رات گئے اس وقت ہوسٹل میں رہائش پزیر خواتین طلباء
کہاں جائیں ؟؟؟؟@DCRawalpindi
انتظامیہ کوئی سہولت فراہم کرے گئی !! pic.twitter.com/8PYUZ8EHZV

— FAHD BASHIR (@FAHDBASHIR1) April 18, 2026

Senior Rawalpindi police officers added to the turmoil by issuing conflicting instructions to shopkeepers—ordering closures at midnight, then reversing them hours later. “There is an order now until the order is changed,” one officer remarked, epitomising the lack of coordination.

راولپنڈی/ نوٹس
ضلع راولپنڈی میں سکیورٹی ہائی الرٹ
لیکن ابھی تک بزنس کمیونٹی کو کچھ پتا نہیں کہ کب اوپن ہوگا دو دن پہلے بھی اچانک سب بند کروا دیا گیا تھا؟

تمام ریسٹورنٹس، پارکس، بیوٹی پارلرز، کوئٹہ ہوٹلز، مارکیٹس، سنوکر کلبز، جمز اور شاپنگ مالز رات 12 بجے بند کرنے کا حکم جاری… pic.twitter.com/xLusTHnl68

— Naveed Satti (@Naveedsatti555) April 18, 2026


Roads from Koral to Khanna Pul were shut, with reports of hundreds more police personnel expected by dawn. Meanwhile, parents of students sitting entrance exams at NUST were left anxious, as the university had yet to announce whether the tests would be postponed.

ایران امریکہ مذاکرات کا دوسرا دور
روالپنڈی میں سیکیورٹی بڑھا دی گئی ،، مالز، دوکانیں بند،، سیکیورٹی فورسز کی غیر معمولی نفری تعینات https://t.co/9mPnIL45RH pic.twitter.com/P3gMiaVZMi

— Aftab Jahan (@AftabJahan4) April 19, 2026


The sweeping clampdown, marked by contradictory directives and sudden closures, underscored the state’s struggle to balance security with public order. For many residents, the measures reflected not preparedness but official ineptitude—turning the twin cities into a theatre of confusion on the eve of high‑level talks.

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