Tensions are running high in Islamabad as the city gears up to host a high-stakes diplomatic meeting between the US and Iran, scheduled for Saturday, following a six-week conflict that has claimed thousands of lives across the Middle East.
A major thoroughfare leading to the secure Red Zone, home to key government buildings, has been sealed off, with a visible military presence throughout the city.
Roads in the area are peppered with checkpoints, and with a public holiday declared for the day, traffic is unusually light.
The Serena Hotel, a prominent landmark in the Red Zone and adjacent to the Foreign Ministry headquarters, has been taken over by security personnel, with guests asked to vacate the premises.
According to a now-deleted post on X by Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan, the Iranian delegation, led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and accompanied by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, is now expected to arrive later today, having initially planned to arrive on Thursday night.
The US delegation, headed by Vice President JD Vance, is also due to arrive in Islamabad later this evening, accompanied by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, who previously spearheaded negotiations with Iran before the conflict erupted.
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