Schools closure: Classes from grades 1-8 will remain closed till Eid, says Shafqat Mehmood

Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood on Sunday announced important decisions taken during a meeting of the health and education ministers of all provinces earlier today. 

The minister took to Twitter to share the decisions taken during a meeting of the health and education ministers of all four provinces. 

He announced decisions taken during the special meeting with consensus. 

The minister said classes of grades 9-12 will begin in affected districts in a staggered manner so students can prepare for their upcoming board exams. 

“A special meeting of Health and Education Ministers of all provinces and AJK/GB was held today. The following decisions were taken with complete consensus. 1) Classes 9 to 12 would commence in affected districts in a staggered manner to allow students to prepare for Board exams,” he tweeted. 

As the minister had announced earlier, exams for classes 9-12 will take place according to the new dates announced by boards. He said this will not begin before the fourth week of May. 



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