ISLAMABAD: Shops will be able to stay open until 8:00 pm five days a week when they reopen on Monday, the government announced on Saturday. Shops will be able to extend their opening hours to 8:00 pm to help customers avoid peak times and ease transport pressures, officials said. This is the first time the portal reported less than 2,000 infections since March 9, when 1,786 cases were reported. During the meeting, the NCOC also reviewed and “expressed satisfaction” on the implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) during the holidays. A nationwide partial lockdown to curtail the spread of the contagion disease began at the weekend and will last until next week.

Source: Pakistan Today May 15, 2021 12:22 UTC