The federal government has announced revised working hours for government offices during the holy month of Ramadan.
The new schedule, issued by the Establishment Division, applies separately to offices operating five and six days a week.
According to the notification, government offices following a five-day work week will operate from 9am to 3:30pm from Monday to Thursday, while on Fridays, working hours will be from 9am to 12:30pm.
For offices operating six days a week, working hours will be from 9am to 2pm from Monday to Thursday and 9am to 12:30pm on Fridays.
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The changes have been implemented to accommodate the religious and fasting obligations of employees during Ramadan. These revised timings will remain in effect throughout the holy month.
The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, led by Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, convened in Peshawar on Friday to determine the sighting of the Ramadan moon.
Maulana Azad announced later in a press conference that the Ramadan moon was not sighted anywhere in Pakistan, which means that the first roza in the country would be observed on Sunday.
Zonal committees across major cities, including Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, and Islamabad, also held meetings to assess moon sighting reports.
