- Directorate of Private Institutions issued a circular in this regard
- Changes were made during a meeting of steering committee.
- The new timing will continue till March 31.
KARACHI: Schools across Sindh will open at 8:30 am for the next two months due to cold weather, Bol News reported.
After the education department changed timing of schools, the Directorate of Private Institutions issued a circular in this regard. As per the circular, schools will begin at 8:30 in the morning because of intensity of cold, Directorate of Inspection and Registration of Private Institutions Sindh Additional Director Rafia Javed said.
The changes in the timing has been made during a meeting of the steering committee. The new timing will continue till March 31.
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“As per decision of the Steering Committee of the Education and Literacy Department, Government of Sindh, taken on April 7, 2022 and in view of the prevailing waves of severe cold in the province, the privately managed schools in Sindh shall function from 8:30 am. The said timing shall remain operative till March 31, 2023. The decision may be strictly followed,” read the circular issued by the additional director.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Metrological Department (PMD) predicted that the cold wave is likely to continue across Sindh including Karachi till January 29.
PMD Karachi Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfraz said the lowest temperature in Karachi was recorded at 7 degrees Celsius. The northeastern winds blowing in the city with a wind speed of 14 kilometers per hour, he added.
He said that cold and dry weather is likely to prevail in the city for the next couple of days, while another cold wave is expected in the city in the first week of February.
