Punjab govt decides to reopen restaurants after Eid
Marriage halls will be reopened in first week of September: Mian Aslam
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Punjab Commerce Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal on Wednesday announced that restaurants will be allowed to reopen after Eid-ul-Azha.
Mian Aslam Iqbal said that marriage halls will be reopened in first week of September with strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). He also added that SOPs will be prepared and sent to Centre before Eid-ul-Azha.
Earlier, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Sunday demanded the government allow reopening of restaurants at the earliest with minimum 50 per cent seating capacity under the standard operating procedures (SOPs), set by the government.
In a meeting with Provincial Minister for Industries, Commerce & Investment Mian Aslam Iqbal, along with a delegation of the restaurants and marriage halls owners here, FPCCI President Mian Anjum Nisar urged the authorities concerned to announce a date for reopening of the eateries.
