Tue, 21-Oct-2025

NCOC Directs Provinces to Close Schools with High Covid Positivity Rate

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The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has advised provincial authorities to close educational institutions in areas with a high Covid-19 positive rate for at least one week. The decision was made after NCOC – the country’s anti-Covid strategy’s nerve centre – announced in a statement on Friday that Covid testing in educational institutions was … Read more

Lahore smog: LHC asks Punjab govt to consider closing schools from Dec 20

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC), on Thursday, expressed concern over smog in Lahore and directed the Punjab government to consider closing schools from December 20. Read more: NCOC shifts winter vacations to January in educational institutions: sources Justice Shahid Karim was hearing petitions of advocate Shiraz Zaka and others against the Punjab government’s alleged inaction … Read more