Interior Ministry issues notice for two weekly holidays

from Dawn - ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry issued a notice on Friday announcing two weekly holidays to take place in government offices. According to the notification, the new office timing for government employees would be from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.  The notification also stated that there would be a two-hour break from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm for Friday prayers.

Holidays for bank officials are to be decided by the State Bank of Pakistan.

The new government office timings will be implemented from April 26.

The government has also issued a two day holiday notification in Khyber-Pakhtunkwa, and the Sindh government has also followed suit.

Meanwhile, Water and Power Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf claimed that the overall conservation methods would result in a saving of 1,800 megawatts.