All major roads in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been reopened following directives from the Peshawar High Court. The reopening comes after several days of disruption caused by ongoing protests in the province.
Government officials confirmed that the Swabi interchange has been cleared and traffic has resumed on the Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway. The Attock Bridge on GT Road, connecting Punjab with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is now accessible, along with roads linking Dera Ismail Khan to Mianwali and Chashma.
Officials also reported that the Dera Ismail Khan–Islamabad Motorway, including the M14 CPEC York Toll Plaza, has been cleared. Additionally, the Havelian and Muslimabad interchanges on the Hazara Motorway are now open to traffic.
The Peshawar High Court had earlier ordered the reopening of the province’s roads, citing that their closure over the past four days had caused severe difficulties for residents. The court criticized the ruling party for creating hardships for the people of their own province, highlighting that public safety and daily life had been significantly affected.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police have been tasked with ensuring that all roads remain open and traffic flows smoothly throughout the province.
Moreover, The opposition alliance, Tehreek-i-Tahafuz-i-Ayin-i-Pakistan (TTAP), announced on Wednesday that it would end its prolonged sit-in at Parliament House over the health concerns of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Although the protest has concluded, TTAP reaffirmed its demand that Imran Khan should have uninterrupted access to his personal doctors and be allowed private meetings with his family while in prison.
Earlier in the day, TTAP leaders visited the Supreme Court to show support for Imran during hearings related to his ongoing legal cases. TTAP spokesperson Akhunzada Hussain Yousafzai said that leaders including Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, and Barrister Gohar Ali Khan attended the court proceedings. The alliance plans to hold a press briefing after returning from the court to outline its next steps, including reactions to actions taken against PTI supporters.
Ahead of the hearings, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi met with Imran’s sisters — Aleema Khan, Noreen Niazi, and Uzma Khanum — to discuss his health and related judicial matters.
TTAP had previously issued five key demands, mainly requesting that Imran’s personal physicians, Dr. Aasim Yusuf and Dr. Faisal Sultan, be allowed to conduct independent medical examinations. They also demanded access to all medical reports, scans, and lab results, as well as regular follow-ups, without interference from the government’s medical board.
Family members and PTI leaders have repeatedly tried to visit Imran at Adiala Jail, but many visits were blocked. Following a Supreme Court directive on February 10, PTI lawyer Salman Safdar was appointed as a friend of the court and allowed to meet him. Reports show that Imran has limited vision in his right eye following a procedure on January 24. Medical assessments on February 15 indicated partial vision improvement, but his family and TTAP rejected the results, insisting on regular monitoring by his personal doctors.
