Ministry officials summoned over opening of schools
Panel says education ministry ‘neglected instructions’
Schools are required to fully implement all issued SOPs. PHOTO: AFP
ISLAMABAD:
A parliamentary panel has summoned the education ministry officials in its next meeting to seek clarification on the opening of schools in the federal capital despite the upper house committee’s instructions for observing summer vacation in Islamabad’s educational institutions from July 1.
The Senate Standing Committee on Education, which met here with Chairperson Irfan Siddiqui on Friday, wrote a letter to the education ministry and summoned its officials to seek an explanation on the matter.
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