ISLAMABAD (Daily Pakistan Online): The federal government has issued notification of winter holidays.
According to the details, the notification issued by the Federal Directorate of Education said that the educational institutions will remain closed from January 3 to 9.
It may be recalled that some time ago, a meeting of the NCOC was held under the chairmanship of Federal Minister Asad Omar in which a final decision was taken regarding the winter vacations.
The NCOC said that the decision on holidays in foggy areas would be taken by the provincial governments themselves but in Islamabad, the holidays would start from January 1. And will issue a notification accordingly.
According to the NCOC, the purpose of rescheduling the holidays is to get as many vaccines as possible in educational institutions. By keeping schools open, millions of students can be vaccinated. Millions of students have not been vaccinated yet and children may get infected.