Traders reject govt’s decision of early market closure
- 07-Jun-2023
LAHORE: The trading community has rejected the government’s energy conservation plan through market closure across the country by 8pm, saying that the government must prepare a policy in consultation with the representatives, ARY News reported on Tuesday. In a statement, All-Pakistan Anjuman Tajiran (APAT) secretary general Naeem Mir said that the provincial government should have […]
Govt decides to shut markets at 8pm under ‘energy conservation plan’
- 06-Jun-2023
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday announced that the federal and provincial governments have unanimously decided to shut markets by 8pm across the country under ‘energy conservation plan’, ARY News reported. The federal minister made the announcement while talking to journalists after a meeting of National Economic Council (NEC) […]
Sindh govt sets condition for PM’s energy conservation plan
- 26-Feb-2023
KARACHI: Sindh government on Saturday set a condition for implementing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s ‘energy conservation plan’, ARY News reported. It is pertinent to mention here that the federal government decided to close the markets at 8:30 pm under the energy conservation plan. The Sindh government gave its stance that the federal government should also […]
Energy conservation: Restaurant owners reject early closure orders
- 25-Feb-2023
KARACHI: All Karachi Restaurants Association (AKRA) rejected the government’s energy conservation plan which suggested the closure of all restaurants at 10 pm, ARY News reported on Saturday. AKRA General Secretary Faizan Rawat urged the provincial government to review the energy conservation plan and demanded to extend the restaurant’s timings to 12 midnight. He ensured that […]
Centre instructs Sindh govt to enforce ‘energy conservation plan’
- 25-Feb-2023
KARACHI: The federal government has instructed Sindh government to enforce the energy conservation plan, as per which all markets will be shut at 8:30 pm, ARY News reported on Friday. Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination has penned down a letter to Chief Minister (CM) Sindh Murad Ali Shah, urging to ensure the implementation of energy conservation […]
Govt employees directed to implement energy conservation plan
- 04-Jan-2023
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Law and Justice (MOJ) on Tuesday directed the government employees to implement energy conservation plan in a bid to save energy, ARY News reported, Following the announcement of the plan, the Ministry of Law and Justice issued an instruction notice to government employees and officers to utilize daylight by keeping windows […]
Punjab rejects federal govt’s energy conservation plan
- 03-Jan-2023
LAHORE: Punjab government on Tuesday rejected the energy conservation plan presented by the federal government to overcome the energy crisis amid the financial crunch, ARY News reported. Provincial Minister of Punjab for Industries, Commerce and Investment Mian Muhammad Aslam Iqbal said that the federal government’s energy conversion plan is not acceptable, if the government had […]
Traders reject govt’s decision to close markets at 8:30pm
- 03-Jan-2023
ISLAMABAD: Traders across the country have rejected the federal government’s decision close all markets and restaurants by 8:30pm in new energy conservation plan, saying that it is not possible to save energy by such measures, ARY News reported on Tuesday. In a statement, Markazi Tanzeem-e-Tajran Pakistan (MTTP) chief Kashif Chaudhry said that the government had […]
Energy conservation plan: Markets to close at 8:30pm, wedding halls 10pm
- 03-Jan-2023
Federal Defence Minister Khawaja Asif announced on Tuesday that the federal cabinet has approved the energy conservation plan, according to which all markets will shut at 8:30pm and wedding halls by 10pm, ARY News reported. “All markets and shopping malls will be closed by 8:30pm and wedding halls at 10:00pm across the country, announced Defence […]
Early closure of markets: Saeed Ghani says ‘will decide after consulting traders’
- 30-Dec-2022
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and Sindh Labour Minister Saeed Ghani on Thursday said that the decision for the early closure of markets will be taken after consulting the traders, ARY News reported. Sindh Minister Saeed Ghani and Food Minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla chaired a session to discuss the strategy for the energy conservation […]