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Pepco claims partial success of energy conservation plan

The energy conservation drive by the Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) turned out to be a 'partial success' on its first day (Sunday), with 60 per cent markets across the province voluntarily closing by 9pm. Pepco officials called it an encouraging sign as all these markets pulled their shutters down on their own because neither the Labour Department nor the district administration was on duty on Sunday. (Except for Lahore and Rawalpindi, markets do open in Punjab on Sundays as they follow the Friday closure)