LAHORE – Due to traffic disruption and law and order situation in the country following the Asia Bibi case verdict, all educational institutes are closed in Punjab today.
A spokesperson of the provincial government on Wednesday confirmed that all institutes will remain closed due to the prevailing situation, adding that the intermediate exams scheduled to be held on Thursday have also been postponed while a new date will be issued later.
The School Education Department has also announced a holiday, while the University of Engineering has deferred the exams that were conducted today.
However, there is no holiday announced by the provincial governments in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
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Meanwhile, the All Private School Management Association Sindh has declared today a holiday, citing the prevailing law and order situation in the country.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, only the private schools and colleges will remain closed, while all public education institutes will remain open in Balochistan as per their usual schedule.
Section 144 has been imposed in Sindh for 10 days, banning pillion-riding, rallies and meetings, and gatherings of more than four people.
A fresh wave of protests by Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan has prompted snarl-ups across various cities of the country as multiple thoroughfares have been blocked by the demonstrators.
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Scores of TLP leaders sprung into action on Wednesday after the Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a Christian woman, Asia Bibi, convicted of blasphemy.
