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Traders demand extension in market hours
RCCI, ICCI presidents say business hours be extended to 11pm in Ramazan
APP
April 16, 2021
RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD:
The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) and the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) have demanded an extension in business hours in Ramazan.
They have urged the government to review its notification to close businesses by 6pm during Ramazan.
RCCI President Mohammad Nasir Mirza said the business volume increases during Ramazan due to Eid shopping and restricting the timing for businesses would hurt business activities. The business community has suffered badly due to Covid-19 and reducing business hours would cause more rush in the markets which would lead to further spread of Covid-19, he said. He proposed that business hours during Ramazan month be extended to 11pm.
Daily Times
April 16, 2021
The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) and the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) have demanded an extension in business hours in Ramazan.
They have urged the government to review its notification to close businesses by 6pm during Ramazan.
RCCI President Mohammad Nasir Mirza said the business volume increases during Ramazan due to Eid shopping and restricting the timing for businesses would hurt business activities.
“The business community has suffered badly due to Covid-19 and reducing business hours would cause more rush in the markets which would lead to further spread of Covid-19,” he said. He proposed that business hours during Ramazan month be extended to 11pm.
Pakistan registers highest COVID death toll in a single day since June last year
Pakistan reported 135 deaths from coronavirus on Wednesday, making it the country’s highest death toll since June 29 last year, ARY News reported.
The latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed the COVID-19 has claimed 135 more lives, taking the overall death toll to 15,754.
During the period, 4,681 fresh infections were reported from across the country.
Statistics 14th April 21:
Positive Cases: 4681
During the period of a day, the total count of active cases was recorded at 75,034 and the positivity rate stood at 9.73 per cent.
The health facilities across the country conducted 48,092 coronavirus detection tests, taking the total number of COVID-19 tests to 10,878, 086 since the first case was reported.
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A senior citizen receives a dose of the Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19, at a vaccination centre in Samanabad Sports Complex, Faisalabad, on March 10, 2021. Online/File
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If the course is not corrected, this could result in a breakdown of normal life and losses in production, exports, and foreign investment running into billions of dollars.
Even more dangerously, it could result in more human lives being lost.