KARACHI – The Chief Minister of Sindh Murad Ali Shah has approved a summary seeking early summer vacations in the schools of the province.
The secretary education announced on Monday that the schools would remain closed from 14 May to 16 July due to extremely hot weather in Sindh.
The schedule of vacations has been changed due to provide some relief to the school-going children, he added.
Earlier, the education department sent a summary seeking early summer vacations for schools across the province to the Chief Minister House, as the blistering heat continues to hit the entire province.
Last year, the education department had announced early summer vacations from May 26 to July 31 due to sweltering heat and Ramazan.
The temperature in the port city shoot up last week with mercury soaring past 43˚C, with law enforcers setting up heatstroke camps across the city.
