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Single shift schools can remain open from 7am till 11am from Monday to Thursday
June 9, 2021
The federal government on Wednesday changed timings of schools in Islamabad due to ongoing heatwave that has gripped the federal capital, according to a notification, issued by the Federal Directorate of Education on Wednesday.
According to the notification, institutes operating in a single shift can remain open from 7am till 11am from Monday to Thursday. It said that schools operating two shifts will have classes on Friday and Saturday from 7am till 11am.
The government also allowed all schools of the federal capital to operate at 50% capacity on the allotted days. Earlier, the school timings were 8am till 1pm. The decision to reopen schools was taken after the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) gave approval for in-person classes, following a decline in the coronavirus cases in the capital.
Educational activities back on track
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June 7, 2021
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Educational activities have been restored across the country from today (Monday) while COVID-19 restrictions have also been relaxed for trade activities in Sindh.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, while presiding over the meeting of Provincial Task Force on coronavirus on Sunday at the CM House, allowed shopkeepers to continue with their business activities from 5am to 8pm daily and also allowed the restaurants to offer outdoor dining service till 12am from Monday (today) with certain strict SOPs.
Sundays and Fridays will remain as usual closed for business activities in Sindh. At the outset of the meeting, the task force was told that the detection ratio of Covid-19 cases in Karachi has come down from 12.45 on June 1, 2021 to 8.25 percent on June 5. But it was observed that the death rate was still 1.6 percent.
Islamabad : The public and private sector educational institutions in Islamabad Capital Territory would resume physical classes in a staggered manner from today .In that regard, the Federal.