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The National Highways & Motorway Police announced that the M-1 motorway between Islamabad and Peshawar has reopened for all traffic following an indefinite closure last week due to security concerns ahead of a planned PTI protest march towards Islamabad. Sections of the M-14 motorway and parts of the GT Road were also closed but have since been restored to normal operation, although some restoration work remains ongoing on the M-14 between Hakla and Kundal. The reopening comes as authorities prepare for the revised start date of PTI’s march scheduled for October 4th from Peshawar.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-28,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The National Highways & Motorway Police (NH&MP) reopened the M-1 Motorway between Islamabad and Peshawar to all types of traffic in both directions on Monday. This followed an indefinite closure last week, which was imposed as part of government efforts to prevent a planned PTI long march towards Islamabad that had been rescheduled from September 27 to October 4. Restoration work continued on the M-14 Motorway between Hakla and Kundal, with traffic advised to take alternate routes such as using the GT Road via Hasan Abdal and rejoining the Hazara Expressway at Jhuri Kas Interchange. The reopening of these major highways signifies a significant easing of restrictions ahead of PTI's political protest march in Pakistan.
Written for “Motorway Reopened” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
The National Highways & Motorway Police (NH&MP) on Monday said the M-1 Motorway between Islamabad and Peshawar has been reopened to all types of traffic in both directions.
asserted
Motorway → say → directions
M-1, sections of M-14 (Islamabad-Dera Ismail Khan Motorway) and the GT Road (N-5) were closed to traffic last week for an indefinite period amid government pushback ahead of PTI’s long march towards Islamabad — initially scheduled for September 27, but later postponed to October 4.
asserted
sections → close → October
According to a motorway police spokesperson, restoration work remained underway on the M-14 Motorway between Hakla and Kundal and also continued on the loop connecting the M-1 Motorway with the Hazara Motorway, he said.
uncertain
he → accord → Motorway
Traffic travelling from Islamabad to Abbottabad via the M-1 can exit at Burhan Interchange, use the GT Road via Hasan Abdal, and rejoin the Hazara Expressway at Jhuri Kas Interchange, the spokesperson said.
asserted
spokesperson → travel → Interchange
The N-5 GT Road between Islamabad and Peshawar has also been reopened to all types of traffic, the spokesperson said.
asserted
spokesperson → reopen → traffic
In its Sept 22 directives, the motorway police announced that the M-1 was closed to all traffic in both directions between the Islamabad Toll Plaza and Chhachh Interchange, while the M-14 was closed from Hakla to Kundal. The GT Road was also closed at Attock Khurd.
asserted
Road → announce → Khurd
Security arrangements were also intensified in Attock, with containers and sandbags placed at key bridges and security tightened at major entry and exit points, as authorities prepared for the PTI protest.
asserted
authorities → intensify → protest
However, on Sept 25, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi said PTI’s long march towards Islamabad said the march would now commence from Peshawar on Oct 4.
asserted
march → say → Oct
The party was set to observe a nationwide protest and march towards Islamabad to press for the release of its founder, Imran Khan, who is currently incarcerated in Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail.
asserted
who → set → jail
Ahead of the protest, the Punjab government imposed a ban on gatherings across the province for 13 days and prohibited inciting people to “unlawful assembly”.
asserted
government → impose → assembly
A similar ban under Section 144 has been enforced in Islamabad for two months.
asserted
ban → enforce → months
The Punjab government also sent a letter to the interior ministry requesting mobile and internet services at specific locations in Rawalpindi and Attock to be downgraded or jammed on Sept 27.
asserted
services → send → Sept
The federal government also approved the deployment of Rangers in Islamabad and several districts of Punjab from Sept 20 to Oct 5.
asserted
government → approve → Oct
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