Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood has on Sunday said the provincial and federal ministers will sit together tomorrow (Monday) to take decision on the closure of educational institutions.
In the wake of second wave of Coronavirus pandemic, the minister, Shafqat said the important meeting regarding schools closure will take place on Monday.
“The meeting would be attended by all provincial education ministers,” he said, adding that he will hold a press conference tomorrow at 12:30 pm and announce the final decision.
Earlier this week, the federal government sent recommendations regarding closures of schools to the provinces. According to the recommendations, primary schools may be closed from November 24.
According to the first suggestion, all primary schools in the country should close on November 24, all middle schools should be closed on December 2 while all secondary and higher secondary educational institutions should be closed on December 15.