‘Like living in a cage’: Islamabad stuck in lockdown as city waits on US-Iran talks

City in pandemic-style limbo as people are told to work from home, public transport is closed and businesses shut Middle East crisis – live updates Across Islamabad, there is lockdown. The streets of the Pakistani capital have been empty for days, shops have been shuttered and public transport closed down. Officials and office workers have been told to work from home, while labourers have found themselves deprived of work.