THERE have been reports that the economy is at an all-time low and we might have to ask the International Monetary Fund for another bailout.

In such a situation, a two-day weekend sounds like a luxury for a third world county in debt.

We need to work six days a week like we used to a few decades ago. Our economy was much better then and the US dollar was also less than half its current value.

The two-day weekend was primarily introduced to save fuel and electricity which we have failed to do. Furthermore, I would like to add that there are too many holidays in a year. We need to cut down on market and business closures.

Asif Jah

Karachi

Published in Dawn, September 29th, 2018