Energy conservation: 30 magistrates, 6 ACs deployed to ensure new business timings.

ISLAMABAD -- The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration stepped up its efforts to implement new business timings in markets, shopping malls, wedding halls and restaurants under the government's energy conservation plan.

As many as 30 magistrates and six Assistant Commissioners (ACs) have been deployed to implement the energy conservation plan within the territorial jurisdiction of Islamabad, Addition Deputy Commissioner Rana Waqas told reporter.

He said the Deputy Commissioner Islamabad had already imposed section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to limit the business hours.

As per the orders, all the shops, shopping malls, bakeries and confectionaries, offices, storerooms, godowns, warehouses, and cattle markets would close at 9 pm and the timings of marriage halls, marquees, and exhibition halls would be 10pm, he added.

To a query, he said the business community was extending full cooperation in enforcement of the shortened business hours.

Rana Waqas said the order would be implemented in true spirit and action would be taken indiscriminately to conserve energy in line with the decisions of the federal...

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