12. Overview
Working time: Mon-Friday 8 hours, 40 hour max
◦ In Ramadan, only six hours per day
Friday usually considered half a day in schools and enterprises
14. Business Meeting
Used English
Make 3 to 4 week appointments in advance
Best time : in late morning
Avoid Ramada.
Do not wear jeans
Eye contact while speaking.
15. Dining
Wash hands thoroughly beforehand
15 minutes early
Start eating after oldest person
Note:
Before the meal, it is traditional amongst the nation’s Muslim majority to recite “Bismillah-Ar-
Rahmal al-Rahim” (in the name of Allah who is most beneficial and merciful)
16. Gift
Business gifts are less frequently exchanged
If invited to a Pakistani’s home, bring hostess a small gift
Men should avoid giving flowers to women
Do not give white flowers as they are used at weddings
If a man must give a gift to a woman, he should say it is from his
wife, mother, sister or some other female relative.
Gifts are not opened when received
Gifts are given with two hands