KARACHI/LAHORE/PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: The situation across the country appears to be politically charged and uncertain, with some provinces closing educational institutions and others remaining open, while the British Council has taken a precautionary step by postponing its exams.
In the wake of countrywide protests sparked by the arrest of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan from the premises of the Islamabad High Court, educational institutes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) will remain closed till Saturday.
The decision was announced by the KP education advisor, Rehmat Salam, who cited “emergency conditions” in the country as the reason behind the closure. The closure applies to both private and public sector institutions, and examinations conducted under the auspices of the Education Board have been canceled.
According to reports gathered by MM News from multiple sources and media outlets, exams for 9th standard in Lahore have been cancelled.
Contrary to the rest of the country, most educational institutions in Sindh province, both in the public and private sectors, remained open on Wednesday. The Grand Alliance of Private Schools Associations Sindh and All Private Schools Management Association Sindh, both in their meetings, decided to keep the educational institutes open as usual in view of board examinations, stating that the schedule of annual examinations should be ensured as per the decision of the education boards.
However, MM News witnessed that several school managements were returning children who had arrived on Wednesday morning with their parents, saying that the institutions were closed.
The Catholic Board of Karachi also announced the closure of all machinery schools in the city, including missionary schools such as St. Patrick’s, St. Paul’s, St. Lawrence’s, St. John’s, St. Jude’s, St. Joseph’s Convent, and St. Michael’s Convent on Wednesday.
Similarly, all campuses operated by the Beacon House School System will be closed on May 10. D-Seeds School Millar, Falkon House Nazimabad, Wellton’s Learning Center Clifton will remain closed in Karachi.
Earlier, the president of the All Pakistan Private Schools Federation, Kashif Mirza, had said in a statement that educational institutions across the country would remain closed on Wednesday, citing an emergency situation.
