The government has reduced office timings for federally administered public departments across the country.
According to a notification issued by the Cabinet Secretariat Establishment Division on Friday, all federal government offices will work 6 days a week, with Friday being a half day.
The notification, a copy of which is available with ProPakistani, says that the offices will operate from 08:00 AM to 03:00 PM from Monday to Thursday, and Saturday, with a 30-minute prayer break from 01:00 PM to 01:30 PM.
On Fridays, the offices will operate till 01:00 PM.
The notification added that all public institutions under the federal government will continue to observe the mentioned office timings unless modified.
Days after assuming the office, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had abolished Saturday as a weekly holiday and revised the office hours for all federal government offices and institutions.
The move sparked a strong reaction from employees, triggering a series of protest demonstrations even during the month of Ramadan, demanding the government to revert its decision.
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