LAHORE – Amid bone-chilling weather in the country’s most populous region Punjab, a Member of the Provincial Assembly, Syed Yawer Abbas Bukhari urged Education Minister to extend winter vacations.
Taking it to Twitter, Bukhari mentioned Murad Raas and said “it will be in interest of children if winter school holidays could be extended until January 15.
Citing extremely cold weather, the lawmaker said extension of a few days will keep children away from the effects of extreme cold.
https://twitter.com/SYABukhari/status/1611334310518210561
Earlier this week, rumors were rife that winter vacations in schools were extended for one week till January 15 as the two-week winter vacations are about to end.
Amid the speculations, Deputy Secretary School Education Department Punjab Chaudhry Naveed Deerath shared a tweet earlier today, announcing the winter vacations are not going to be extended this time.
“Till now, The Winter vacations in Schools are not going to be extended. Not even under consideration. Pls Don’t run behind rumours,” he said.
Last month, Lahore High Court directed extending winter vacations amid worsening smog. The government also announced three-day closure of schools in a week in wake of alarming levels of smog in the provincial capital.
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