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Federal govt restores Saturday as weekly holiday

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  • When Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had assumed office on April 12, he had ordered abolishment of Saturday as weekly off.
  • As per new schedule, federal govt offices will operate from 8am to 4pm from Monday to Thursday.
  • On Friday, offices will observe the same timings with a prayer break from 12:30pm to 2:30pm.

The federal government has decided to restore Saturday as a weekly holiday with immediate effect, a notification issued in this regard confirmed Wednesday. 

As per the new schedule, federal government offices will operate from 8am to 4pm from Monday to Thursday with a prayer break from 1pm to 1:30pm.

On Friday, the offices will observe the same timings with a prayer break from 12:30pm till 2:30pm.

When Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had assumed office on April 12, he had ordered the abolishment of Saturday as a weekly off. He had directed government employees to work six days a week.

Subsequently, in May, the government revised the timings of offices from 8am to 3pm from Monday to Thursday and Saturday, with a prayer break from 1pm to 1:30pm. On Fridays, the timings were 8am to 1pm.

Previously, government offices operated from 9am to 5pm. 

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Section 144 is enforced in Islamabad, the Interior Minister stated, and he cautioned that no mercy would be shown to anyone who choose to demonstrate.

Security preparations and coordination with other law enforcement agencies, he added, had already been confirmed, and security measures were in place.

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‘Himmat Card’ Introduced By CM Punjab In Lahore: Himmat Card To Assist Individuals With Disabilities: CM Punjab

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2,60 billion rupees have been allocated to support the program, which will help 65,000 people in Punjab.

Every three months, RS 10,500 will be given to each cardholder, and they will also get free metro travel.

Head of the Project Management Office, Maryam Nawaz, stressed that she will personally oversee the allocation of funds and guarantee transparency.

Under this effort, health facilities will also be made available to particular people.

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At port Qasim in Karachi, the Chinese solar panel manufacturer “Renesola Pakistan” intends to set up an assembly plant capable of producing up to 4 gigawatts of solar energy. An electric bike, scooter, and tricycle assembly plant is planned to be established in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by the Xiamen Sino-Pak International consulting and investment firm.

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An exploration memorandum on shale and tight gas potential has been inked by the oil and gas development business and CCDI.

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