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ISLAMABAD
\nMinister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Wednesday said the government would decide market and business closure timings in consensus with traders\u2019 associations and stakeholders for effective implementation of the national energy austerity drive.
\nThe Defence Minister was addressing to a consultative meeting held with representatives of the All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajran (APAT) flanked by Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir Khan, Federal Minister for Housing and Works, Maulana Abdul Wasay, Minister for State for Petroleum, Musadik Malik, Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Syed Amin Ul Haq, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Ayaz Sadiq and Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Marriyum Aurangzeb.
\nThe inister briefed the participants on the government\u2019s vision to ensure energy conservation through less consumption in the commercial sector. The initiative is also intended to relieve the burden on the country\u2019s foreign reserves that are being doled out every year for the import of oil and gas to ensure power production, he added.
\nThe import bill of fossil fuels for power production comprised of 20 percent of the total imports expenditure of $80 billion a year that it could not afford further due to the growing burden on the economic resources of the country, Khawaja Asif said. \u201cThe country is blessed with 365 days a year with full shining sun that can be well utilized to generate energy which is cost-effective and eco-friendly,\u201d he added.
\nChairman APAT, Muhammad Naeem Mir, President APAT, Ajmal Baloch, and others also participated in the meeting and presented their recommendations and suggestions on the government\u2019s proposal to implement closure timings of markets at 8 pm, dining halls at 10 pm and restaurants at 10 pm.
\nThe briefing on the government\u2019s national energy austerity drive was presented by Secretary Power Division, Rashid Mahmood Langrial which was followed by an extensive discussion with the traders\u2019 representatives present at the forum. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Wednesday said the government would decide market and business closure timings in consensus with traders\u2019 associations and stakeholders for effective implementation of the national energy austerity drive. 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