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Five-day work week, curtailed foreign trips as Pak battles an energy crisis

Pakistan announced a six-day work week soon after Sharif took over as the new prime minister in April

On April 16, as evening peak time approached, the cost of electricity at the exchange climbed up to Rs 10.31 per unit by 4 pm
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Amid heatwaves, Pakistan is producing 21,000 megawatts of electricity while it has demand of 28,400 megawatts.

BS Web TeamAgencies New Delhi
Facing a severe energy crisis, Pakistan government has announced that it will revert to five-day work week as part of its energy conservation plan. 

Pakistan's information minister on Tuesday announced that that country's cabinet has approved to end Saturdays as workday, a step that will reduce the nation's energy and fuel consumption as hours-long power outages continue to hit the Shehbaz Sharif-led country. 

"We are facing a severe crisis... We desperately need to take energy conservation measures. We need to tap on every option to save on energy," Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said. 

He added,