Federal Minister for Education and professional training Shafqat Mahmood has announced that primary schools will be reopened from tomorrow across the country. Shafqat Mahmood said the decision was made keeping in view the future of the children.
Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood while addressing a news conference said that all the provinces were taken on board in the NCOC meeting. Officials of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan were also present in the meeting. He said that over 30 million students are enrolled in primary classes in the country.
A unanimous decision has been taken to open primary schools across the country from tomorrow. All decisions were taken after examining the data collected from across the country and seeking the views of the provinces.
Shafqat Mehmood said that several schools were closed due to the non-implementation of SOPs, action will be taken against schools that do not implement SOPs in the future also. He said that schools are strictly advised to make sure that primary class students wear masks and follow SOPs.