It is finally holiday! Marked and written holiday in a calendar.
Earlier today, it was reported that the federal government was planning to make Saturday a working day for public employees.
A notification to this effect was circulated over social media as well:
A detailed summary was also presented for making Saturday a working day, with working hours set at 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. However, the news turned out to be fake.
After the conclusion of the cabinet meeting by Prime Minister Imran Khan today, the news of the 6-day working week has been debunked, we have checked with sources.
The cabinet has however decided to go with new timings for a 5-day working week:
Fake news about Saturday becoming the working day traveled fast, and as you would expect, Pakistanis had a lot to say regarding this new development over social media:
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