Following the meeting of National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the federal minister for education, Shafqat Mahmood announced that all educational institutes will be further closed till 11th April in highly affected districts all over Pakistan.
Shafqat Mahmood said that the provincial governments will decide in which districts the institutes need to be closed.
Previously due to the rising COVID cases it was decided that educational institutes in Punjab will have spring break from March 15 to March 28.
Education minister for Punjab tweeted that “All Public & Private schools of Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Multan, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Sargoda, Sheikhupura will remain closed till April 11th, 2021. The remaining Districts will be open on previous schedule.”
ANNOUNCEMENT:
All Public & Private schools of Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Multan, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Sargoda, Sheikhupura will remain closed till April 11th, 2021. The remaining Districts will be open on previous schedule.— Murad Raas (@DrMuradPTI) March 24, 2021
Shafqat Mahmood assured that all examinations will take place and there will be no promotion without exams. He further stated that O/A level exams will be held before schedule.
بورڈز کے امتحانات کے حوالے سے یہ فیصلہ کیا گیا ہے کہ نویں دسویں گیارہویں اور بارہویں جماعت کے امتحانات صوبائی حکومتوں اور بورڈز کے اعلان کردہ شیڈول کے مطابق ہوں گے ۔
وفاقی وزیر تعلیم @Shafqat_Mahmood کی پریس بریفنگ pic.twitter.com/QIMgo3261L— Ministry of Federal Education/ProfessionalTraining (@EduMinistryPK) March 24, 2021
