Winter holidays at educational institutions will begin on January 3, 2022, according to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), except in places with harsh weather or pollution.
Federating units will send alerts for the season’s holiday schedule in accordance, according to the agency that handles the government’s pandemic response on Twitter.
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The Punjab government on Friday also agreed before the Lahore High Court (LHC) to close the educational institutions from December 23, a day after the court expressed concern over smog in Lahore.
The Sindh government has already announced winter vacations in all educational institutions of the province from December 20 to January 3.
Confusion over winter vacations recently surfaced after the NCOC, and the ministry of education appeared to have differences over when they must commence amid changing Covid-19 situation in the country, insufficient vaccination of students and smog in Punjab.
On December 4, Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood had announced that the winter vacations for schools would start from December 25 till January 4.
However, a day later, it was learnt that the NCOC had decided to shift winter vacations to January from December in all educational institutions across the country.