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Punjab markets to close at 9pm to save electricity
A notification was also issued in this regard.
Lahore: Punjab has also announced to close markets by 9pm to conserve energy to address the power crisis.
According to the notification, markets will remain open from 8 am to 9 pm from Monday; however, pharmacies, bakeries, and petrol pumps have been exempted from the new restrictions.
Marriage halls will close by 10pm and restaurants by 11pm as part of an energy conservation plan. In the first phase, the ban will be for two months.
On Friday, the Sindh government also announced the closure of all markets including shopping malls by 9pm across the province.
A notification was also issued in this regard.
According to the notification, markets will be closed by 9pm, marriage halls at 10.30pm, and restaurants at 11pm.
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