This decision didn’t go down too well with Punjab’s theatre community which had resumed business only for three months after a long anti-business lockdown. Theatres continue to be the only source of income for thousands of actors and technicians," Khan said. "There are many dancers, female actors, and technician employed by theatres who are feeding their whole families by performing on stage. Among places that became functional included cinemas and theatre halls which have been shut for the past five months. The theatre community during the lockdown had on multiple occasions appealed to the government to let them open for business on Eid.

Source: The Express Tribune November 12, 2020 12:33 UTC