The federal government has reverted to a two-day weekend by restoring Saturday as a holiday for government offices and educational institutes, ProPakistani’s sources have confirmed.
In this regard, a proposal was presented to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a meeting of the federal cabinet held earlier today in Islamabad.
The proposal was sent by the Power Division as part of its plan to save energy amid a rising electricity shortfall. Besides, the Power Division also proposed different measures including changing the operating hours of markets.
The development comes a day after the Defense Minister, Khawaja Asif, proposed the government enact a 4.5-day work week and declare Friday half-day and Saturday and Sunday as holidays.
It must be noted here that a similar summary was sent to the federal cabinet two weeks ago. However, the PM rejected the proposal during the cabinet meeting held before his departure to Turkey on a three-day official visit.
Soon after getting elected earlier in April, PM Shehbaz had ordered to end the two weekly holidays, announcing that only Sunday will be observed as a holiday in government offices and educational institutes.
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