LAHORE: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Shafqat Mehmood said that examinations of educational institutions would neither be postponed nor would be cancelled.

He advised the students to continue with their studies because their examinations would not be postponed or canceled, therefore the students should focus on their studies as no exam will be postponed or cancelled, he added.

The minister said that this was also a message for those students, who were hoping that their examinations might be cancelled, as it would not happen.

Conducting of educational examinations was the unanimous decision of all the provinces and the examinations would be held in accordance with the schedules announced by the educational boards, said the minister.

Shafqat also said that matter regarding the vacations had been given to provinces to decide about. “We have to make up for the loss of children’s education as well,” he added.

He asserted that education of children had already been hampered.