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The status of opening and closure of colleges would vary on the basis of a seven days rolling average of the positivity rate issued by the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department. AFP/File
LAHORE: The Punjab Higher Education Department (HED) on Saturday extended closure of colleges and universities in 23 districts of the province due to increase in the number of coronavirus cases.
According to a notification of the HED, “Pursuant to the decisions taken in the meeting of National Command & Operation Centre (NCOC) held on May 19, all public and private colleges in following districts shall remain closed till further orders. The districts include Attock, Gujranwala, Layyah, Okara, Bahawalpur, Gujrat, Lodhran, Rahim Yar Khan, Bhakkar, Khanewal, Mianwali, Rawalpindi, Dera Ghazi Khan, Khushab, Multan, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Lahore, Muzaffargarh and Toba Tek Singh.”
LAHORE: Reflecting the government’s “Roshan Punjab” initiative and “Clean and Green Pakistan”, Minister for Energy Dr Muhammad Akhtar Malik and Minister for Health Dr Yasmeen Rashid launched solarisation of basic health units of Punjab (Phase-II) project by holding a signing ceremony here on Wednesday.
Speaking to the media, Dr Rashid said with the advent of green energy the basic health units of Sargodha, Jhelum and Mandi Bahauddin would be harnessing the power of sun. “The solar solutions will not only ensure constant energy supply but also reduce the ever increasing energy and maintenance cost of facilities,” she added.
“We are thankful to the Punjab Energy Department for helping us in providing best healthcare facilities with constant supply of the most sustainable form of energy to the masses of Pakistan,” she said.