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\nISLAMABAD
\nThe Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training on Thursday decided not to close educational institutions amid rising coronavirus cases across the country. The decision was taken during an Inter-Provincial Education Ministers\u2019 Conference (IPEMC) meeting, presided by Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood, and was attended by provincial education ministers via video link. The agenda of the meeting entailed a Covid-19 situation update, decision on winter vacations in educational institutions as well as moving the academic year from April to August.
\n Board examinations of the eighth grade were also discussed.<\/p>\n
Participants agreed that there is no need to close educational institutions in the current situation, whereas no final decision could be made to start the academic year from August instead of April.<\/p>\n
They agreed to further discuss reducing winter vacations, extending the school year and convening the next meeting in the first week of December.<\/p>\n
In an effort to overcome the educational loss of students due to Covid-19 pandemic, all the provinces decided to slash or not to observe winter vacations in the educational institutions this year.<\/p>\n
The inter-provincial education ministers\u2019 virtual meeting agreed that the provinces will decide about the winter vacations.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Punjab\u2019s minister for education announced that winter vacations will not be observed in educational institutions this year.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the media during a ceremony before the meeting, Minister Mahmood said that a good university is not only built from the building but it also needs the best teachers and facilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cEfforts are being made to improve the quality of education,\u201d he said, \u201cThe closure of educational institutions has caused a lot of damage. At present, it is not the time to close schools.\u201d<\/p>\n
He further added that the advisory of the Ministry of Health was their priority and that education would continue until advised otherwise.<\/p>\n
Earlier on September 4, the federal government had decided to end winter vacations for educational institutions this year.<\/p>\n
According to a notification issued by the ministry of education, winter vacations will not be observed this year in all the federal government-run educational institutions and private schools.<\/p>\n
The federal government had also increased working days to six for the schools. Special classes will be conducted every Saturday to overcom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TLTP ISLAMABAD The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training on Thursday decided not to close educational institutions amid rising coronavirus cases across the country. The decision was taken during an Inter-Provincial Education Ministers\u2019 Conference (IPEMC) meeting, presided by Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood, and was attended by provincial education ministers via video link. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-154446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"\n