Even though most of us are pretty happy about the advent of a Naya Pakistan, it seems as if Imran Khan has caused a bit of unrest with his policies already.
At least those centred around holidays in Pakistan.
And bef0re the Eid holiday controversy could even settle, it seems as if the anger has picked up again towards the man with the bat, in regards to his rumoured workweek plan.
The New Govt of PM Imran Khan decides to have just one holiday in a week. Probably, from next week Saturday will be a working day. There is also the possiblity of increasing working hours (8 am- 5pm).
— Mohsin (@imsmohsin) August 24, 2018
Yep.
Apparently, as of next week, Imran Khan will be implementing an official workday on Saturday for all government workers.
And thanks to two images going viral on WhatsApp, the rumours are quickly becoming much more believable.
The document above looked to be the agenda of the Cabinet meeting set to outline certain reforms brought by the new government, including the rumoured “Shift to six working days in a week for government offices,” point number six. Other reforms included the discussion of a tree plantation all over Pakistan as well as the topic of load shedding and cleanliness policies.
Apart from that first image, another image outlining other potential changes within the government has also been making its rounds.
The document outlines a number of reforms to potentially curtail the spending of the Pakistani government. Including bans on serving meals during official meetings, banning bottled water, a tightness in the use of air conditioners throughout the ministry as well as the minimal use of lighting fixtures.
It clearly shows that when Imran Khan meant Naya Pakistan, he meant it.
However, in terms of the shift working days, Pakistanis don’t seem to be on the same page as our new Prime Minister.
I dont wanna say it, I can't believe I am saying it but FUCK YOU IMRAN KHAN FOR RUINING OUR WEEKENDS, GIVE US OUR SATURDAYS BACK. I still love u tho.
— butwhy? (@cu_rious) August 24, 2018
And though we are waiting for official word from the PM and the government on the matter, the Twitter world does not need confirmation before taking off on an absolute tirade towards the potential workday.
What's wrong with you? Ending 2 holidays and shifting working days to 6? Why? What about us, the working women with kids? We wait for weekend to finish off our home chores. Stop this madness. Not whole country is your cabinet. Don't inflict this cruelty on us. @ImranKhanPTI
— Sheema Mehkar (@SheemaMehkar) August 24, 2018
This approach that an increase in working day will improve the efficiency is a bullshit. Working days/hours are increased when there in an emergency situation & work load exceeds the human resource & time. The is no national crisis in the country. So this is unnecessarily cruel.
— Sheema Mehkar (@SheemaMehkar) August 24, 2018
A lady worker point out her concern over holiday off on Saturday by PTI government..! @ImranKhanPTI
For lady workers it will be difficult to manage as in two days they can manage many household chores and related tasks but in one day it's difficult to do all simultaneously— asha ghazi (@ashghazi1) August 24, 2018
Dear #PrimeMinisterIK ,
Though abolition of #Saturday holiday doesn’t affect me personally but in order to achieve better outputs you need to incentivise those clerks,peons,lower staff & higher tiers. Overburdening will reduce their output instead. Kindly rethink@ImranKhanPTI pic.twitter.com/wYzkf82wqB— Mona Alam (@MonaAlamm) August 24, 2018
Of course, there are those who think the change is a fantastic idea and will set precedent for future generations.
Hahahhahaahhaah ma’am this is Naya Pakistan you have to adjust don’t you remember the great words of Qaida e Azam work work and work
— Ali Khan (@AliKhan44414228) August 24, 2018
Saturday off is good for the productivity of employees
— Imran (@Imran49103) August 24, 2018
Imran khan considering making Saturday a working day cheers mate we doctors have been working Saturdays since forever welcome everyone else to our lives…
— Abdullah Masood (@LordMasood) August 24, 2018
For now, we’ll just have to wait around for confirmation of the rumour and hope for the best.
What do you think of the rumour? Do you think it’s a good idea? Let us know in the comments below! Love you.
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Cover photo source: BBC.com/Via WhatsApp