Saturday, October 24, 2009

Pukhtunkhwa govt decides to keep schools closed for another week




LAHORE: Educational institutions in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan will reopen on Monday, however, schools in the NWFP will remain closed until November 2, a private TV channel reported on Saturday.

According to the channel, Sindh Education Minister Pir Mazharul Haq has said all educational institutions across the province will reopen from Monday.

The NWFP government announced on Saturday that all government and private schools would remain close until November 2.

However, a University of Peshawar spokesman told Daily Times the university was scheduled to open on October 26 and so far, no extension in closure of the institution was under consideration.

Meanwhile, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has announced that all schools under the supervision of Cantonment and the federal board in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, Gujranwala, Sialkot and Peshawar would be opened on Monday.

Separately, the Punjab government has decided to open all educational institutions from Monday.

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