This was announced by Minster for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood after inter-provincial education ministers' conference on Monday., the minister said that students of Grade 9, 10, 11, and 12 will go to schools and colleges on 18th of this month. He said the students from Grade 1 to 8 will resume their classes at schools on 25th of this month. In the final phase, he said, higher education institutions will be reopened on the first of the next month.
He said the board examinations, scheduled for March and April are being postponed to May and June this year.said the closure of the educational institutions and the other Standard Operating Procedures have contributed to contain spread of the pandemic. He said a further pause in the situation will help further improve the situation in respect of controlling COVID-19.