Tight security arrangements were in place in Islamabad’s Red Zone on Saturday as a high-level Iranian delegation was in town amid intensifying diplomatic activity around the US-Iran conflict.
Araghchi arrived in Islamabad late on Friday, carrying Tehran’s formal response to proposals conveyed earlier by the US through Pakistan.
The Islamabad police have said that the Red Zone and Extended Red Zone will be “completely closed to all types of traffic” and issued an alternative traffic plan for the public.
Dawn takes a look at some of the scenes from key roads in Islamabad, where security personnel stand guard and barricades are placed as part of stringent security.
Police personnel keeps watch in the Red Zone area of Islamabad on April 25, 2026. — AFP
A security personnel diverts traffic at a closed road in the Red Zone area of Islamabad on April 25, 2026. — AFP
An army trooper keeps watch in the Red Zone area of Islamabad on April 25, 2026. — AFP
An army trooper stands guard at a closed road in the Red Zone area of Islamabad on April 25, 2026. — AFP
Police officers stand guard at a closed thoroughfare leading to the Serena Hotel, the venue for expected US-Iran talks, in Islamabad’s Red Zone on April 25, 2026. — AFP
A helicopter flies over the Red Zone area of Islamabad on April 25, 2026. — AFP
Police officers stand guard next to a barricade near Serena Hotel, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for the expected second round of peace talks, in Islamabad, on April 25, 2026. — Reuters
A soldier walks on a deserted street in the Red Zone area in Islamabad on April 25, 2026. — AFP
Police officers walk near the Serena Hotel, the venue for expected US-Iran talks, in Islamabad’s Red Zone on April 25, 2026. — AFP
Police officers stand guard at a closed road leading to the Serena Hotel, the venue for expected US-Iran talks, in Islamabad’s Red Zone on April 25, 2026. — AFP
A vehicle patrols along a deserted road with the President’s House in the background, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for the expected second phase of peace talks, in Islamabad, on April 25, 2026. — Reuters
