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Metro bus service restored in Islamabad, Rawalpindi after PTI protest

Metro bus service has been restored in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, after being shut down for four days.

The bus service was closed down due to security concerns raised due to the protest announced by the opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

The district administration had ordered the closure of the service to prevent any untoward incident.

In Rawalpindi part of the bus service, there were also some track restoration work being done, which also caused the closure of the service.

In Rawalpindi, Metro bus was not operational from November 28 to December 1. In Islamabad, it remained closed from IJP to Pak Secretariat and from Saddar Station to Faizabad.

However, now the Metro bus service has been fully restored, all the way from Saddar Station to Pak Secretariat.

Read more: Internet services partially resumed in Islamabad, Rawalpindi

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Internet services partially resumed in Islamabad and Rawalpindi after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf called off its protest in the federal capital following major crackdown.

Internet services were suspended in the twin cities for the last two days on the orders of the Interior Ministry following the protest.

However, the users are complaining about glitches in the services of social media apps.

Meanwhile, authorities removed containers from the road across the twin cities, marking a return to normalcy in Islamabad and Rawalpindi following the clearance of D-Chowk and other adjoining areas after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest.

As per details, containers were removed from routes in Islamabad and Rawalpindi as PTI announced the end of its protest.

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