PESHAWAR, April 4: As all the government machinery and public and private organizations are bracing themselves for the clock change which is to take effect on the midnight between April 6 (Saturday) and April 7 (Sunday), the man in the street is in difficulty to gird himself for the daylight savings programme.

“It sense good as the sun rises early in summer and gets down very late. We have plenty of time in the morning and also in the evening in summer, while in winter we run against time when days are much short. If we start one hour early, we would be able to finish one hour early and it will save us precious time to spend with the family or friends,” said government officials, when asked how they viewed the idea.

“By advancing the clocks in summer, we can keep intact with the outer world during the daylight. It only needs practising, otherwise, the idea is quite feasible and interesting,” said a local businessman.

However, the common man looks at the idea as a futile one. “What change could be effected in the time or the lot of the common man by advancing the clock and reversing it? It is only good for public servants, as daily wage earners, like us, get out of bed early to find a day’s work,” commented a group of labourers when asked whether they knew that clocks would be advanced by one hour.

“I fail to understand the logic behind the clock change and see it as a trouble for the people, as they, like me, would also fail to understand the effects of the daylight savings programme,” said some students.

To avoid inconvenience and wrong charging due to advance in clocks by one hour on the midnight between April 6 and 7, the PTCL has made all technical arrangements in its network to ensure smooth flow of telecom traffic in the country.

These arrangements have been made under instructions from the cabinet division to save daylight for the convenience of the public, according to a PTCL press release issued on Thursday.

Similar arrangements have also been made at international gateway exchanges, Islamabad and Karachi, to make necessary changes in the software programmes as all payments in this regard will be made according to the revised timings. Besides, the mobile phone and data operators will also have the required modifications with regard to the new timings.

Other public and private organizations in the country have also made similar arrangements to save inconvenience to a common man, while some are chalking out plans to advance the clock and abide by the new timings.