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Intercity transport suspended in Lahore, bus terminals reportedly sealed

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Gabol, I. (2026, October 11). Intercity transport suspended in Lahore, bus terminals reportedly sealed. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2036383/intercity-transport-suspended-in-lahore-bus-terminals-reportedly-sealed

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Intercity bus services from Lahore were suspended on Sunday after city authorities sealed general bus terminals late Saturday night, stranding passengers traveling to various destinations including Islamabad and other regions of Punjab. Major private operators like Faisal Movers and Daewoo halted their operations due to reported transport restrictions, although motorway police stated that highways remained open for vehicular traffic and denied receiving orders to stop buses. The suspensions coincide with the PTI party’s protest march against the government.

Written by AI on 2026-10-11, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Sunday, intercity bus services from Lahore to various destinations across Pakistan were suspended after the city administration reportedly sealed all general bus terminals late Saturday night, leaving passengers stranded and disrupting travel. The closures affected routes to Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, southern Punjab, and central Punjab. Major private operators like Faisal Movers and Daewoo also halted services due to restrictions on public transport movement on motorways and national highways. However, the motorway police spokesperson Imran Shah stated that motorways and highways remained open to traffic, though an anonymous official said buses were not operating due to the PTI’s protest call.

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Daewoo Faisal Movers LAHORE PTI Punjab

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A day earlier, containers were transported to Swabi Interchange — where the PTI had called on its workers to gather — as well as the Indus River bridge on the M-1 Motorway to block the party’s march, but the motorway and the Grand Trunk Road remain open to traffic.

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Intercity transport suspended in Lahore, bus terminals reportedly sealed · assertive framing

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Intercity bus services from Lahore to several destinations across the country were suspended on Sunday after the administration reportedly sealed all general bus terminals in the city late on Saturday night, leaving passengers stranded and disrupting travel. uncertain

administration → suspend → travel

The closures affected passengers travelling to Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, southern Punjab and other parts of central Punjab. asserted

closures → affect → Punjab

Several passengers reported difficulties after their tickets were cancelled and transport services suspended. asserted

services → report → difficulties

Meanwhile, major private bus operators, including Faisal Movers and Daewoo, suspended their services amid reports of restrictions on public transport movement on motorways and national highways. asserted

operators → include → motorways

Representatives of Faisal Movers and Daewoo told Dawn that their services had been suspended and buses were not being dispatched due to the restrictions. asserted

buses → tell → restrictions

However, motorway police spokesperson Imran Shah told Dawn that motorways and highways were open to traffic and that he was unaware of any directions to suspend bus services. asserted

he → tell → services

Another motorway police official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said buses were not operating on motorways or highways because of the PTI’s protest call. asserted

buses → speak → call

He added that people travelling in private vehicles could use the roads. uncertain

people → add → roads

Punjab Transport Department Secretary Imran Sikandar Baloch was unavailable for comment despite repeated attempts to contact him on his mobile phone. asserted

Baloch → repeat → phone

The development comes as the PTI launched its march on October 4 despite warnings from the Centre. asserted

PTI → come → Centre

So far, the march — being carried out to demand Imran’s release — has remained within KP, where the PTI is in power. asserted

PTI → carry → power

motorway → transport → traffic