To close schools or not? Shafqat Mahmood calls for a meeting today

According to the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, a conference of provincial education ministers will be held today to discuss school closures in light of the country's growing Covid-19 positive rate.

The 34th meeting of the Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) is set for Thursday at 11 a.m., as per an announcement.

The following topics will be discussed at the meeting:

In the academic year 2022, there will be an interprovincial consultation to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality textbooks.

The timely issue of NOCs for textbooks requires interprovincial coordination.

Any other agenda with the chair's permission.

Video conferencing will be used for the meeting.

Fawad Chaudhry, Pakistan's Minister of Information and Broadcasting, stated on Tuesday that the country would not slip into another lockdown and denied rumours of school closures amid mounting coronavirus cases.

The federal cabinet has been informed that the Covid-19 positive ratio had doubled in the country, according to the information minister.

"Despite this, we are adamant that we will not implement a state of emergency in Pakistan. would be too much for our economy to withstand "he stated