Pakistan
Govt decides to restore Saturday's weekly off
The federal cabinet will meet tomorrow for the final nod.
Islamabad: Federal government has decided to restore two weekly offs for government employees, more than a month after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced six working days in a week to improve the working capacity of the government offices.
According to details, a summary has been sent to the cabinet for restoring Saturday as a weekly off. They added that the federal cabinet will meet tomorrow and give the final nod.
Previously, after the protest from employees, the federal government decided not to restore the Saturday holiday, however, the office timings were reduced following a new notification.
The Establishment Division issued a notification after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s approval regarding the reduction in office hours.
According to the notification, the government office hours would open from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, whereas, the Friday timing will be 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Earlier, the office hours were fixed from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Saturday holiday had been suspended by Shehbaz Sharif after becoming prime minister for the 6-day workweek.
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