Army out on streets and national holiday: How Pakistan is gearing up to host US-Iran peace talks

AsiaSouth AsiaArmy out on streets and national holiday: How Pakistan is gearing up to host US-Iran peace talksPolice close heart of the capital city to traffic and advise the public to avoid unnecessary travelArpan Rai Friday 10 April 2026 13:43 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955234","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/us-iran-pakistan-trump-ceasefire-islamabad-talks-b2955234.html","title":"How Pakistan is preparing to host US-Iran peace talks"}}CloseIsrael strikes Lebanon with no warning after saying Iran ceasefire doesn’t apply thereOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"South Asia","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Islamabad entered a state of lockdown on Friday as Pakista...