KARACHI: The provincial government of Sindh has changed school timings for a period of two weeks, owing to cold weather.

According to details surfaced on Saturday, after consultation between Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah, school hours across the province have been revised in view of the severity of the cold.

All government and private schools in Sindh will open at 9:00 am for two weeks. The decision will remain in force until January 26. A notification has been issued.

Punjab extends school winter holidays

In a major move aimed at safeguarding students’ health, the Punjab government has extended the winter holidays of educational institutions by one week following an overwhelming public response in favour of the move.

Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat announced that all educational institutions across the province will now reopen on January 19. He said the decision was taken after consulting the public through a survey conducted on his official social media page.

According to the education minister, the decision reflects public will, as a significant majority supported extending the holidays. He said about 87% of respondents voted in favour of reopening schools on January 19, while only 13% preferred reopening on January 12.

Later, taking to his X account, the minister shared that decision had been taken in view of “the prolonged winter spell & extremely low temperature next week”, on the advice of the PDMA.