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Islamabad
April 9, 2021
Islamabad : Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police Thursday deployed heavy contingent at Islamabad’s D-Chowk and blocked the road leading to Parliament House from D-Chowk by placing barricades due to sit-in protest of All Pakistan Private Schools Federation (APPSF).
The school owners associations are protesting over the closure of educational institutions till April 28 announced by the National Command and Control Centre (NCOC) Inter-Provincial Education Minister meeting led by Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood.
Islamabad Police has also arranged water cannon at D-Chowk to avoid any untoward incident.
President of All Pakistan Private Schools Federation Kashif Mirza addressing the participants stressed for the opening of schools with SOPs and urged the government to review its decision about the closure of educational institutions.
Pakistan announces one-month summer break for schools
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Summer vacations for Pakistan students this year will begin from July 2 and last till July 31, the federal government announced on Saturday.
A notification issued by the Federal Directorate of Education revealed the academic calendar for the year. This is what the schedule looks like:
May 18 to 31: centralised examinations for classes V to VIIIJune 1 to 15: in-house examinations for classes I, II, III, IV, VI, and VIIJune 30: results for entralised exams) July 1: results for in-house examsAugust 2: new academic year begins