ISLAMABAD – Islamabad Traffic Police have announced diversions on several major roads to facilitate the movement of cricket teams on Wednesday, 11 November 2026.
According to the traffic advisory, diversions will be implemented at various points along the Srinagar Highway and Express Highway during the movement of the teams.
Traffic using Srinagar Highway has been advised to take alternative routes, including Suhrawardy Road, the service roads in G-8 and G-9, and Zero Point.
Commuters travelling towards Faizabad should use Faisal Avenue, while traffic heading towards Ninth Avenue has been advised to take the Service Road East.
Residents travelling from Koral towards Islamabad have been advised to use the Old Airport route, Rawal Road, Rawalpindi-Murree Road, IJP Road and Faqir Aipi Road.
In case of closures on Koral Expressway, Murree Road or Club Road, commuters can use Lehtrar Road and Park Road as alternative routes.
People travelling towards New Islamabad International Airport and Peshawar Road have been advised to use Jinnah Avenue and Margalla Road.
Meanwhile, commuters coming from Bhara Kahu towards Islamabad should use the Bani Gala and Park Road routes.
Traffic police warned that the diversions could increase congestion on major roads and urged citizens to leave their homes 20 to 25 minutes earlier than usual.
Traffic police personnel will remain deployed on roads to assist commuters and facilitate traffic flow.
Citizens have also been advised to tune in to ITP FM 92.4 and follow Islamabad Police’s social media accounts for the latest traffic updates.
The traffic arrangements come amid preparations for the Pakistan-Sri Lanka Test series. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a day earlier that the second Test, originally scheduled to take place in Lahore from November 17 to 21, had been shifted to Rawalpindi due to worsening smog conditions.
The match will now be played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from November 17 to 21, according to a PCB spokesperson.
