Winter vacations extended in KP, timings changed in Sindh

Winter vacations extended in KP on the pretext of cold while the timings for schools have been revised in Sindh for the same.

The caretaker government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has extended winter holidays for government and private primary schools until January 13 due to severe cold and fog.

As per official notification, all private and government primary schools (from playgroup to Class 5) across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will remain closed till January 13 due to the prevailing cold weather conditions.

The timings for the middle/ primary, high, and higher secondary schools will be from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, instead of the previous 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. The notification further mentioned that these timings will remain in force for a week, after which the previous schedule will be followed.

Sindh government has revised the timings for all government and private educational institutions till January 31, reportedly owing to the cold wave.

As per a notification issued by the provincial School Education and Literacy Department dated January 8, public and private schools under the administrative control of the School Education and Literacy Department will function from 9am onwards.
However, this notification does not apply to private institutions.