Punjab government cancels two-day weekend

All government departments – except the civil secretariat and IG office – will have six working days.


Web Desk July 03, 2013
All government departments – except the civil secretariat and IG office – will have six working days.

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Wednesday cancelled two-day weekly off in all public institutions across the province, Express News reported.

A notification was issued in this regard today.

According to the announcement, all government departments – except the civil secretariat and IG office – will have six working days.

The Punjab caretaker government on April 9 announced a two-day weekly off to combat the ongoing energy crisis.

Power issue is one of the main challenges faced by the new government headed by Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N).

The party's election campaign revolved around its promises to end the crisis once it is elected.

COMMENTS (17)

DevilHunterX | 10 years ago | Reply

Question is how much fuel will be wasted?

Babar | 10 years ago | Reply

Those who are lauding this decision do not realize that it is basically one extra day per week of unpaid work. It is not like they will be paid extra for this extra day. So, basically it is robbing these people of their due compensation for work.

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