{"id":64257,"date":"2020-04-17T17:55:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T12:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=64257"},"modified":"2020-04-17T17:55:38","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T12:55:38","slug":"sindh-yet-to-finalise-sops-for-reopen-markets-shopping-malls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sindh-yet-to-finalise-sops-for-reopen-markets-shopping-malls.html","title":{"rendered":"Sindh yet to finalise SOPs for opening markets, shopping malls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Karachi: The Sindh government is yet to finalise the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for opening retail markets, shopping malls, and other business centres in the province, as per news reports. To this effect, Provincial Minister Saeed Ghani has revealed that the Chief Minister\u2019s Task Force would review the proposals for their reopening; which include calls for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/rawalpindi-admin-allows-businesses-resume-operations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"opening the markets (opens in a new tab)\">opening the markets<\/a> for two or three days, opening various sectors\u2019 outlets on alternate days, and pursuing online trading \u2013 with mandatory SOPs to be followed under all arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/karachi-drive-through-testing-facility-covid-19.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Karachi gets its first drive-through COVID-19 test facility in Clifton (opens in a new tab)\">Karachi gets its first drive-through COVID-19 test facility in Clifton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to sources, Ghani further stated that a meeting could\nbe scheduled between traders and the Chief Minister (CM) to discuss these SOPs.\nIn a previous round of negotiations, the former had agreed to keep their shops\nshut on Fridays. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The All City Tajir Itehad (ACTI), the local traders\u2019 union, had also deferred their plan of reopening the shops from April 15 onward. ACTI General Secretary Ahmed Shamsi, according to reports, had requested for traders to be allowed to open their shops during specific timings or on alternate days; with online trading ongoing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/karach-gwadar-optic-fibre-link-other-projects-approved.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Ministry approves Karachi-Gwadar optic fibre link, 10 other projects (opens in a new tab)\">Ministry approves Karachi-Gwadar optic fibre link, 10 other projects<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, ACTI President Sharjeel Gopalani revealed that\nhe had submitted a proposal regarding the abovementioned SOPs; with the Sindh\ngovernment preparing its own set of protocols. Sindh Governor Imran Ismail\nassured ACTI delegates that their grievances would be addressed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: The Sindh government is yet to finalise the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for opening retail markets, shopping malls, and other business centres in the province, as per news reports. To this effect, Provincial Minister Saeed Ghani has revealed that the Chief Minister\u2019s Task Force would review the proposals for their reopening; which include calls for opening the markets for two or three days, opening various sectors\u2019 outlets on alternate days, and pursuing online trading \u2013 with mandatory SOPs to be followed under all arrangements. Read: Karachi gets its first drive-through COVID-19 test facility in Clifton According to sources, Ghani further stated that a meeting could be scheduled between traders and the Chief Minister (CM) to discuss these SOPs. In a previous round of negotiations, the former had agreed to keep their shops shut on Fridays. &nbsp; The All City Tajir Itehad (ACTI), the local traders\u2019 union, had also deferred their plan of reopening the shops from April 15 onward. ACTI General Secretary Ahmed Shamsi, according to reports, had requested for traders to be allowed to open their shops during specific timings or on alternate days; with online trading ongoing. Read: Ministry approves Karachi-Gwadar optic fibre link, 10 other projects&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":59970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[24075,26674,1974,26675],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-64257","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-covid-19-pandemic","9":"tag-reopening-businesses","10":"tag-sindh-government","11":"tag-traders-union","12":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sindh reviewing SOPs for reopening markets- Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Sindh government is working with traders to draft SOPs to reopen markets and malls. 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