Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has approved a five-day holiday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha. According to a statement issued by the Prime M...
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has approved a five-day holiday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha.
According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office, the Prime Minister has approved the Eid-ul-Adha holidays from Friday, July 8 to Tuesday, July 12.
However, the Cabinet Division will announce the Eid holidays through a separate notification.
It may be recalled that Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, Chairman Central Route Hilal Committee, while announcing the month of Zul-Hajj from July 1 to June 29, had said that Eid-ul-Adha would be on July 10.
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Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad called for furthering the message of unity and praying for peace and stability in the country.
On the other hand, in view of the rising rate of corona virus in the country, Federal Minister for Health Abdul Qadir Patel has directed the people to take precautionary measures during the Eid-ul-Adha holidays.
The health minister had said in his statement that for this purpose, the government was proposing the formation of 3 SOPs to be followed religiously.
He said that we have made it mandatory to wear masks during all gatherings, airplanes, railways and public travel in the country while social distance and the process of complete cleansing have also been made very important.
The Minister of Health said that the days of Eid-ul-Adha and Muharram are coming during which all major public gatherings are to be held and we are also considering strategies on these occasions as there is a risk of increasing cases of Corona virus during these months. ۔
He said that on the directive of the Prime Minister, the government has decided to conduct a large-scale corona test in the country, for which instructions have been issued to the health secretaries of the four provinces.
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