The Lahore High Court (LHC) decided on Friday to relax trading hours and allow all marketplaces to remain open till 1:00 a.m. until Eid-ul-Fitr.
The court presided over by Justice Shahid Karim, made the announcement during a weekly hearing on a variety of environmental issues.
Prior to this announcement, the court had ordered restaurants and bakeries to close at 10:00 p.m. on weekdays and 11:00 p.m. on weekends.
The traders had approached the judge and asked for an extension of business hours during Ramadan since people like to visit marketplaces for Eid shopping after Iftar and Tarahweeh prayers.
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In response to their appeal, Justice Karim relaxed market hours till 1:00 a.m., bearing Eid-ul-Fitr in mind. Furthermore, the judge previously permitted bakeries to stay open until 1:00 a.m. daily during Ramadan last week.