Remaining educational institutions reopen today National February 1, 2021 PESHAWAR: The remaining educational institutions are reopening today after closer due to Covid-19 and the extended winter vacation. The institutions for grade nine to 12 have already opened for academic activities on January 18. The schools from playgroup to middle level, colleges for degree programmes and universities are reopening today. The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) had earlier decided that the educational institutions would reopen from January 18 and 25, but later some changes were made and the lower and higher educational institutions were asked to reopen from February 1. The private schools especially in the rural areas have already resumed their on-campus academic activities in defiance of the government decision.