According to Tuesday’s statement from Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, the federal and provincial administrations have unanimously resolved to close markets nationwide by 8 p.m. as part of their efforts to preserve energy.
Following the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting in Islamabad, which was presided over by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, he made this statement when speaking to the media.
The planning minister of Balochistan represented the provincial administration in the meeting, according to the federal minister, which was attended by the chief ministers of Sindh, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.