LAHORE (Kashmir English): Educational institutions in Punjab will open five days a week as the provincial government announced to reopen the institutions on April 1 (Wednesday).
Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat Monday said that schools across the province would reopen on Wednesday.
The provincial government had earlier this month announced to close down all educational institutions from March 10 to 31 as part of measures to save fuel amid the ongoing Middle East conflict.
In a statement, the education minister said that the notification — widely circulated on social media — stating that the schools would open for four days was fake.
“Educational institutions will remain open five days a week,” the minister said, adding that there would be physical classes. He also ruled out a hybrid mode of education.
No online classes in Punjab schools
“We cannot shift towards online classes; come to school and study,” he told students, explaining that universities, colleges, and schools would all function for five days.
Meanwhile, PM Shehbaz Sharif has again urged citizens to avoid unnecessary travel and support the government’s austerity drive, introduced in the wake of the ongoing Middle East crisis due to the US and Israel war on Iran.
