Govt decides closure of educational institutions in selected districts

Govt decides closure of educational institutions in selected districts till 11th of next month due to the rising cases of coronavirus.

Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood announced this in Islamabad today.

Govt decides closure of educational institutions in selected districts

The government has decided that the educational institutions will remain closed in the selected districts.

Those districts also include federal capital Islamabad.

Federal government made this decision during a joint meeting of education and health ministers.

Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood later briefed the media.

He said keeping in view the coronavirus situation, the provincial governments will decide the districts where the educational institutions will remain closed.

Shafqat Mahmood noted the coronavirus situation as very serious in certain districts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir.

However, the intensity of the virus remains relatively less in Sindh, Balochistan and Gilgit Baltistan.

Previous closure

The education minister recalled that earlier the educational institutions remained closed from 15th to 28th March in some districts of Punjab and KP. Besides, the federal capital also witnessed closure due to spike in Covid-19 cases.

Shafqat Mahmood said they are cognizant of the fact that the closure of educational institutions is affecting the education of children.

However, he underlined health of children as the government’s priority.

The Minister announced next meeting of the education and health ministers on the 7th of next month to review the whole situation and then take the decision accordingly.

Shafqat Mahmood said board examinations of classes nine, ten, eleven and twelve will be held as per the timetable.

GTV