LAHORE: The Punjab government has notified new office timings for all of its offices during the holy month of Ramazan.

The government offices working five days a week will observe timings from 9am to 3pm from Monday to Thursday and 9am to 12:30pm on Fridays.

The government offices working six days a week will observe timings from 9am to 2pm from Monday to Thursday as well as on Saturday, while on Fridays these offices will function from 9am to 12:30pm.

Published in Dawn, February 19th, 2026

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