Sindh announces public holiday on March 13

The Sindh government has announced a public holiday across the province on March 13 (Friday), according to a notification issued on Thursday.

In the notification issued by the services department, all government offices, autonomous bodies, semi-autonomous bodies, corporations, and local councils under the administrative control of the provincial government, except for essential services, will remain closed tomorrow.

The notification came a day after Sindh Local Government Minister Nasir Hussain Shah announced that a public holiday would be observed on Jumma-tul-Wida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan.

The provincial government already announced to observe work-from-home on Fridays under its austerity and fuel conservation plan.

The measures were part of a broader austerity drive announced by the provincial government following a national savings plan introduced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

The initiative comes as the country faces supply disruptions after tensions in the Middle East affected the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil transit route.