Categories: Pakistan

No change in weekly holiday calendar under consideration: Fawad Ch

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhary on Thursday said that no change in weekly holiday calendar is under consideration.

In his latest tweet on Thursday, he said all such rumors regarding change in this regard are baseless.

“No change in weekly holiday calendar is under consideration, all such rumours regarding change in this regard are baseless,” he tweeted.

It is pertinent here to mention that the news about changing the weekend in Pakistan went viral on social media early this week, but the information minister broke the silence on Thursday and debunked all such rumours.

Pakistan has changed its weekly off day at least two times in the past. At the time of its independence, the weekly off-day was Sunday.

The weekend was changed from Sunday to Friday in 1977 by the then president General Ziaul Haq. Pakistan had observed Sunday as the weekend since its independence in 1947.

The Frontier Post

Recent Posts

Philippine military chief accuses China of ‘malign influence effort’

MANILA (Reuters): The Philippines' military chief accused China of a "malign influence effort" on Wednesday,…

2 mins ago

EU agrees on using profits from Russian assets for Ukraine

BRUSSELS (AFP): EU member states reached the agreement "in principle" Wednesday on a plan to…

4 mins ago

PM declares education emergency to enroll 26 million out-of-school children

F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has declared an Education Emergency across the country…

22 mins ago

IED explosion in Badakhshan leaves 8 dead and wounded

BADAKHSHAN (Ariana News): Eight security force members were killed and wounded in an IED explosion…

27 mins ago

China to donate $1.5 million to support internally displaced Afghans

KABUL (Khaama Press): During a meeting with Leonard Zulu, the UNHCR Representative for Afghanistan, Zhao…

27 mins ago

Justice in light of Sharia applies equally to everyone: Deputy PM

KABUL (Ariana News): Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, the political deputy prime minister, said Wednesday in a…

28 mins ago

This website uses cookies.