Islamabad district administration has issued a revised notification for the market closure in Islamabad. According to the new notification, all the markets in the federal capital will be closed at 8:00 PM.
The notification also confirmed that all the restaurants, hotels, food outlets, tandoors, grocery stores and karyana stores will close at 10:00 PM.
Similarly, marriage halls, marquees and all other commercial event venues will also be closed at 10:00 PM.
In the issued notification, it is also mentioned that all the events in private premises will also be closed at 10:00 PM.
However, the notification also said that these timings will not be applied to essential services, including pharmacies, petrol pumps and allied facilities.
DC Islamabad wrote in a post on X, “District Administration Islamabad has issued a revised notification (partial modification) under austerity measures. All shops, markets and shopping malls will close at 8:00 PM.
Restaurants, hotels, food outlets, tandoors, grocery stores and karyana stores will close at 10:00 PM (takeaway & delivery allowed).
Marriage halls, marquees and all other commercial event venues will also close by 10:00 PM, including events at private premises. Essential services, including pharmacies, petrol pumps and allied facilities, remain exempted. Effective from 7th April 2026 till further orders.”
What did the All Pakistan Traders Association say?
All Pakistan Traders Association rejected the notification of market closure at 8:00 PM. All Pakistan Traders Association President Ajmal Baloch said that the business community will not close their markets and shops before 10:00 PM.
Ajmal Baloch also said, “The decision to close shops at 8 pm is not right in any case. The business community is buying the most expensive electricity from 6 pm to 10 pm, and playing an important role in meeting the country’s energy needs.”
