While major routes remain blocked by shipping containers, authorities have begun easing restrictions in select areas of the twin cities to facilitate commuters.

Mobile internet services were also partially restored in some parts of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, say authorities. 

Rawalpindi Traffic Police has issued a new plan regarding road routes. According to the Rawalpindi Traffic Police, out of 43 blocked locations in the city, six have been fully reopened while 35 have been partially cleared. Faizabad remains completely closed for the third consecutive day.

In Rawalpindi, roads leading to residential areas and adjoining streets off Murree Road were reopened for traffic, though major highways, including Murree Road, Faizabad, the Expressway, and IJP Road, remain closed. The metro bus service between Rawalpindi and Islamabad also remains suspended until further notice.

Motorway police confirmed that the M-2 Motorway from Lahore to Islamabad has been reopened, and traffic flow is normal. The Islamabad Expressway and the route connecting Ninth Avenue to Double Road have also been partially reopened, though the Faizabad route from the Rawalpindi side remains blocked.

Islamabad DIG Muhammad Jawad Tariq visited Faizabad to review the law and order situation, assuring that security and order in the capital will be maintained “at all costs.”

Traffic police have announced diversions across multiple points near Faizabad. Heavy traffic entry into Islamabad remains suspended, with alternate routes advised: motorists travelling to Rawalpindi from Rawal Dam Chowk are advised to use Park Road, while those heading to the airport should use Kashmir Chowk and Srinagar Highway.

Residents of I-8 have been instructed to use Zero Point, Srinagar Highway, Club Road, and Park Road, while those coming from Koral should opt for Khanna Pul, Lehtrar Road, Tramri Chowk, and Rawal Dam Chowk.

In Lahore, violent clashes between TLP protesters and police left 112 personnel injured and led to the arrest of more than 100 protesters, according to DIG Operations Faisal Kamran. The protesters also vandalised the Shahdara Town police station and damaged public and private property, The News reported.

Talks underway between govt, TLP

Meanwhile, Jamat-e-Islami (JI) leader Liaqat Baloch telephoned Punjab Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday.

According to the JI spokesperson, both leaders discussed matters related to the ongoing TLP march and its impact on the province.

During the telephonic conversation, Liaqat Baloch urged the provincial government to initiate talks with the protesters to resolve the situation peacefully.

Meanwhile, the spokesperson of TLP said that negotiations between its central committee and the federal government are ongoing. He further advised all workers to await the decision of the central leadership.

Sources said that talks between government officials and representatives of the religious party are underway.

They said that Rana Sanaullah, Khawaja Salman Rafiq, and Tahir Ashrafi are leading negotiations on behalf of the government.

Officials familiar with the sources said both sides have made headway on some issues, while talks remain ongoing on others.

Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry earlier said the government was pursuing a peaceful resolution but would not be “blackmailed by mobs,” accusing TLP of exploiting sensitive issues for political gains.

Katy Perry and the former Canadian Prime Minister seem to be dating!

According to The Mail, after months of rumors, the couple was spotted getting cozy with each other as they kissed on board Perry’s 24-metre yacht, the Caravelle, off the coast of Santa Barbara, California.

The Firework singer was seen embracing and kissing her new love on the upper deck, as tourists on a whale-watching boat passed by and took photos.

Perry and Trudeau were first rumored to be dating in July when they were pictured having an intimate dinner at Le Violon restaurant in Montreal.

Currently, the Roar hitmaker is enjoying a break from her Lifetimes world tour, with this latest picture of her and Trudeau coming out three months after Perry confirmed her split from Orlando Bloom, with whom she shares a daughter.

Trudeau, who was Canada’s prime minister for a decade until he stepped down earlier this year, has a distinctive “Haida raven” inking on his upper left arm, which is a tribute to indigenous Canadian people.

Additionally, he split from his wife, Sophie, in August 2023 after 18 years of marriage and they share two sons as well as a daughter.

Ryan Reynolds is opening up about how grief over complicated relationship with his late father still catches him off guard.

Speaking during a Q&A for a new documentary he produced John Candy: I Like Me, Reynolds admitted grief “hits you at weird times.”

“When my father passed away, we had a complicated relationship,” he shared. “There’s an episode with Jimmy Fallon where you’ll see me lose my train of thought… it just hits me like a freight train.”

Reynolds, 48, explained that he tried to recover quickly with humor, but moments like that remind him how unpredictable grief can be. “It finds you at the weirdest moments,” he said, adding that even kind words often feel “inconsequential” because grief is so personal.

His father, James Reynolds, died in 2015 at 74 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. In the years since, the Deadpool star has worked with the awareness campaign More to Parkinson’s to shed light on the condition’s lesser-known symptoms, like hallucinations and delusions.