Schools not opening soon, says Ghani

The Minister for Education Sindh Saeed Ghani said in a meeting on Tuesday that Sindh would not open schools on June 1 and the closure of schools might to another six months.

“The decision regarding 11 and 12 grades will be announced today”, said Ghani in a meeting.

This was announced after the president of APPSF Kashif Mirza said in a meeting in Lahore that the academic session will be resumed from June 1 across the country as per the unanimous decision taken by association members.

The Education Ministry had decided earlier that the students of grades 1 to 8 will be promoted on the basis of the previous academic session’s result. Ministry had also announced last week that all schools in the country will re-open from July 15.

All educational institutions are closed across the country since the first week of March due to coronavirus pandemic.

In Pakistan, the number of fatalities has crossed 700 while the number of cases has risen up to more than 32,000.