A writ petition was filed in the Lahore High Court on Thursday by advocate Syed Faisal Miran challenging the federal government’s decision to reopen educational institutions across the country on Jan 18 amid the second wave of COVID-19.

According to the details, Syed Faisal Miran entered a petition at Lahore High Court against the Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood and other relevant authorities for their decision to reopen schools and universities. the petitioner maintained that the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is proving to be more dangerous yet the government has decided to put the lives of students in danger.

Faisal Miran requested the court to bar the federal government from opening educational institutions without taking proper measures to safeguard pupils against the highly contagious disease.

The federal government had, earlier this month, decided to open schools and other institutions from January 18 across the country in phases.

The decision had been taken in the Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC), chaired by Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood and attended by education ministers from all four provinces. As per taken decisions, grade 9-12 will resume classes on January 18, while primary to grade 8 will hold classes from January 25. Universities and higher educational institutions to reopen across the country from February 1.