Punjab: Markets to remain open after 9pm and on Sunday

The Punjab government on Wednesday lifted all restrictions imposed on businesses across the province to remain open late into the night.

The ban had been in place since June.

Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi lifted the ban on the demand of the traders.

Business centres, markets and shops will remain open on Sundays as well. In addition, markets, shops and businesses will remain open after 9pm, said the chief minister.

Earlier in June, former CM Punjab Hamza Shehbaz stated that markets across the province would close at 9pm as the government sought to conserve electricity following the country’s power crisis.