Private schools’ body against more closures Association demands govt to immediately review decision Children attend a class at a school in Islamabad. PHOTO: AFP ISLAMABAD: The National Association of Private Schools (NAPS) stated that the government is fully responsible for the educational loss of students due to the closure of schools on the pretext of rising novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases. NAPS President Chaudhry Obaidullah and Chairman Malik Imran said thousands of schools were shut down due to extended closure of educational institutions, also spurring a number of out-of-school children. The officials called on the government to announce the immediate reopening of educational institutions amid strict implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) otherwise they would be forced to launch a nationwide protest. They stated this at a function held at the campus of a private school in Kallar Kahar on Sunday.