Punjab government announces summer vacations for schools

The Punjab government has announced the dates of annual summer vacations in public and private schools in the province, Geo reported on Friday.

As per the notification issued by the government, vacations will be observed from June 1 to August 14 in the entire province.

Similarly, Punjab government has also reduced school timings due to scorching temperature in multiple cities of the country.

According to the new timings, schools will open at 7am and close at 11:30am from Monday to Thursday; however, on Friday school will open at 7am to close at 10:30am.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department has warned that a heatwave is expected to hit most parts of the country, especially Punjab and Sindh, starting May 21, due to high pressure in the upper atmosphere.