The Punjab government has announced that winter vacations would begin from December 20. It would continue till January 10.

Students will have 20 days of winter holidays, Khalid Nazir Watto, the Punjab schools secretary, said.

Earlier in the day, the Lahore High Court mandated that schools provide transportation for students after the winter holidays. The court warned that any school violating its directives would face closure.

LHC judge Justice Shahid Karim issued the three-page written order in response to petitions filed by citizens, including Haroon Farooq.

In the written ruling, the court instructed the Punjab government to ensure that schools offer transportation for students once the winter break concludes. The order also directed the School Department to issue final notices to schools, stating that any institution that contravenes the court’s orders will be subject to closure.