Govt extends grocery, kiryana store timings to 10 PM

The federal government has decided to extend the operating hours of standalone grocery and kiryana stores until 10:00 PM on all days of the week. At the same time, it has recommended extending several austerity measures until June 30, 2026.

The decision was taken during a meeting of the Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Fuel Conservation and Additional Austerity Measures, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar.

During the meeting, the committee reviewed requests from various ministries and divisions seeking exemptions from certain austerity measures and finalised its recommendations. Under the new decision, standalone grocery and kiryana stores will now be allowed to remain open until 10:00 PM throughout the week, including Saturdays and Sundays, providing greater convenience for shoppers and business owners.

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The committee also decided that consular attestation services at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its liaison offices in Quetta, Karachi, Peshawar, Gujrat and Lahore will continue to operate on Fridays to facilitate the public.

Officials also recommended extending all additional austerity measures that were previously scheduled to expire on June 13, 2026. The measures will now remain in effect until June 30, 2026.

The meeting was attended by the ministers for petroleum, climate change, and IT and Telecom, along with the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Finance, the Special Assistant to the Deputy Prime Minister, federal secretaries from key ministries and other senior government officials.