LAHORE (Kashmir English): The Punjab government on Monday revised school timings across the province for the holy month of Ramzan 2026.
According to a notification issued by the School Education Department, all public and private educational institutions will observe updated schedules to ease the routine for students and staff observing the fast.
Under the new timings, single-shift schools will operate from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm from Monday to Thursday, while on Fridays, classes will run from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Similarly, in double-shift schools, the morning shift will start from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm and the evening shift from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm from Monday to Thursday.
On Fridays, the evening shift will operate from 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm.
The notification further states that girls’ schools will open and close 15 minutes earlier than the prescribed timings. The revised schedule will remain in place throughout Ramadan.
Ramazan in Pakistan
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted that the Ramzan moon will be spotted in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), including Peshawar, on February 18.
The central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet in Peshawar tomorrow to sight the crescent.
The PMD said that clear skies are expected over the plains of KP, including Peshawar, while the upper areas of the province may experience partly cloudy conditions.
The Met Department added that the moon’s age will exceed 19 hours, and it is expected to remain visible on the horizon for around 35 minutes by tomorrow evening.
Earlier, the PMD said the new moon of the holy month will be born on February 17 at 5:01 pm (PST), with a fair chance of sighting on the evening of February 18, corresponding to 29th Shaban 1447 AH.
The Met Office’s Climate Data Processing Centre said climate records suggest the weather is expected to be partly cloudy or fair in most parts of the country on the evening of February 18.
The department also shared region-wise timings for the last time of moon sighting (PST) on February 18, saying it will remain visible until 7:24 pm in Sindh, 7:08 pm in Punjab, 7:47 pm in Balochistan, 7:13 pm in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 6:58 pm in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and 6:53 pm in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).
