Lahore retail traders refuse to shut markets by 9pm.

LAHORE -- Lahore retailer traders on Monday rejected the closure of markets by 9pm and urged PM Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab CM to reconsider the decision, media reported.

President Retail Traders' Association Lahore Maqsood Butt, rejecting the government's decision said Eidul Adha is nearer and the decision to shut markets by 9pm will cost them heavy financial loss.

He asked the government not to make traders 'sacrificial goat' for the Energy Saving Programme, as they are already suffering losses due to prolonged power outages.

Maqsood Butt asked the federal and Punjab government to reconsider the decision of early closure of markets and try finding other ways for saving energy.

It is to be mentioned here that the Sindh government on Friday announced...