Schools closure may be extended, says Punjab education minister
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Punjab education minister hints at extending schools closure due to coronavirus
Personally, I am not in favour of closing schools, he says
Decision on extending schools closure to be taken on January 4, says Punjab education minister
LAHORE: Schools throughout Punjab may remain closed for an extended time period given the situation of the coronavirus pandemic, said Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas on Tuesday.
The minister was speaking at the opening ceremony of the retirement system for teachers of the province where he touched upon the issue of schools being closed throughout the province.
Aitchison College Board of Governors meeting with Punjab governor
They make final decision on fee increase for the college
LAHORE: Aitchison College will not be increasing its tuition fee for the next six months because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The college s Board of Governors gave approval for this in a meeting at the Governor House on Tuesday.
Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar chaired the meeting.
It was attended by Aitchison College Principal Michael Thompson, Secretary to Governor Punjab Dr Rashid Mansoor, while Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas and Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Javan Bakht and other members of the Board of Governors participated through video link.
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December 20, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The police have arrested 44 teachers, including a lady teacher, after showering teargas shells and resorted to baton charge to disperse mob of contract teachers of Punjab Secondary Schools, who gathered in front of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s residence at Banigala Saturday to register their protest against the Punjab government.
As many as seven teachers sustained minor and serious injuries during the lathi-charge and teargas shelling, who were shifted to hospitals where, later on, discharged after getting medical aid, the hospital sources said.
Well before the arrival of the teachers and staff of ad hoc/contract employees of the Punjab Secondary Schools, heavy contingents of the police and other law enforcement agencies including Rangers sealed Bani Gala by placing weighty blocks and barriers to keep the protesting teachers away from the residence of the prime minister, but the angry protesters entered the ‘no go’ areas around the PM