Educational institutions across Pakistan to be reopened from September 15 announced by Minister for Federal Education Shafqat Mehmood on Thursday

Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood made this announcement in a press conference after the federal government’s National Command Operation Centre approved it.

Mahmood said. Shafqat Mahmood said the educational institutions can open their administrative offices and call teachers before reopening of the institutions and practice the SOPs.

Shafqat Mehmood said that students faced immense difficulties during online classes in low internet coverage areas.

He said the students of higher classes will be called first, then lower graders will also be called if things go smoothly. He has asked provincial governments to form their own precautionary measures to make sure the novel virus does not spread among students.

As for universities, the minister suggested universities call PhD students first and those who wish to work in laboratories.

It has been decided that before the reopening of educational institutions, an inter-provincial education conference will be held on August 22.