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title: "Islamabad police reduce checkposts on busy roads from 24 to 12"
description: "Most outlets reported the reduction of checkposts from 24 to 12 and the increase in mobile patrolling by Islamabad police. Dawn added context about the goals of the move — countering crime, facilitating commuters, and restoring traffic flow — while ProPakistani focused briefly on the action itself and referred readers to a longer article."
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# Islamabad police reduce checkposts on busy roads from 24 to 12

pakistan · updated 20 Oct 2026, 2:13 PM PKT · 20 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the reduction of checkposts from 24 to 12 and the increase in mobile patrolling by Islamabad police. Dawn added context about the goals of the move — countering crime, facilitating commuters, and restoring traffic flow — while ProPakistani focused briefly on the action itself and referred readers to a longer article.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ProPakistani** — [Islamabad Police Removes 12 Checkposts From Busy Roads](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/20/islamabad-police-removes-12-checkposts-from-busy-roads/) · 20 Oct 2026, 2:13 PM PKT
  > Islamabad Police have reduced the number of checkposts on busy roads from 24 to 12 and increased mobile patrolling to… Read More
- **Dawn** — [Number of checkposts in capital reduced from 24 to 12: IG](https://www.dawn.com/news/2038368/number-of-checkposts-in-capital-reduced-from-24-to-12-ig) · 20 Oct 2026, 6:58 AM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD: The capital police have reduced the number of checkposts on busy roads to half - from 24 to 12 - and increased patrolling to counter crime, facilitate commuters and restore normal traffic flow, Inspector General of Police (IGP) retired Captain Sohail Chaudhry said on Monday. Speaking at a meeting with a delegation of Islamabad High Court Journalists Association (IHCJA), the police ch...

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