Pakistan extends Islamabad's "red zone" government agencies work-from-home order.

On the evening of the 20th local time, the Pakistani government announced that ministries, government agencies, and related institutions in the "Red Zone" in Islamabad, where the country's main administrative institutions are located, will continue to work from home on the 21st. The government also requested officials and secretaries to be on standby at all times to ensure a quick return to work when needed. Islamabad, as a potential host for the new round of US-Iran negotiations, further increased its security level on the 20th.