Federal education ministry proposes closure of educational institutions from Nov 24 to Jan 31

The Federal Ministry of Education sent proposals to provinces urging them to close primary schools as coronavirus cases are on the rise from November 24 to January 31, 2021.

The Ministry recommended that primary schools be closed with impact from 24th November, while secondary schools should be closed from 2nd December. The final decision will be taken on 23 November.

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The statement comes a day after Sindh Minister of Education Saeed Ghani said that schoolchildren would not be given winter vacations this year.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the provincial minister said students had been given more vacations than average this year.

"Therefore, there's no question of winter vacations right now," he had said.

He added that at a National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) conference scheduled for late November, a final decision on the matter would be taken.

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Ghani's statement came after a special meeting of education ministers was called by Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood to decide on an NCOC proposal to declare early and prolonged winter vacations.

As no consensus was reached, a decision on the matter was postponed until next week.