*ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided not to restore the Saturdayholiday, however, the office timing was reduced following a newnotification. *
The protest of government employees has not borne fruit as the federalgovernment decided not to restore the Saturday holiday in public offices.
The Establishment Division issued a notification after Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif’s approval regarding the reduction in office hours.
According to the new notification, the government office hours will now beopen from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, whereas, the Friday timing will be 8:00 am to1:00 pm.
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Earlier, the office hours were fixed from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Saturdayholiday had been suspended by Shehbaz Sharif after becoming prime ministerfor the 6-day workweek.
