Pakistan Schools Summer Holidays Complete Schedule Punjab Sindh Balochistan KPK GB AJK .The government has decided to keep all educational institutions in the country closed till April 5 as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of novel coronavirus.
The decision was taken by the country’s top civil and military leadership of the country at a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC), presided over PM Imran Khan in Islamabad on Friday, Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood announced through his official Twitter handle.
Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired the meeting, called to hammer out a strategy to deal with coronavirus as the army chief ordered his top commanders to gear up “in support of a national effort” to counter the pathogen.
Services chiefs including Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt-Gen Faiz Hameed apart from chief ministers, top advisers and cabinet ministers attended the meeting of top consultative body.
“The government has convened the NSC meeting to review the situation arising out of coronavirus in the country. The government was already on alert to prevent the disease,” the prime minister had announced on Thursday while addressing a parliamentary party meeting of the ruling PTI.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak a pandemic.
The NSC meeting was announced as the country confirmed its 21st novel coronavirus case in Sindh while Punjab – the country’s most populous province – declared a “health emergency” to deal with the contagious disease.
The decision was taken by the country’s top civil and military leadership of the country at a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC), presided over PM Imran Khan in Islamabad on Friday, Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood announced through his official Twitter handle.
In a meeting of the National Security Committee presided over PM Imran Khan, it has been decided to close all educational institutions in the country till April 5. This includes all schools and universities, public and private, vocational institutions and madaris.— Shafqat Mahmood (@Shafqat_Mahmood) March 13, 2020
Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired the meeting, called to hammer out a strategy to deal with coronavirus as the army chief ordered his top commanders to gear up “in support of a national effort” to counter the pathogen.
Services chiefs including Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt-Gen Faiz Hameed apart from chief ministers, top advisers and cabinet ministers attended the meeting of top consultative body.
“The government has convened the NSC meeting to review the situation arising out of coronavirus in the country. The government was already on alert to prevent the disease,” the prime minister had announced on Thursday while addressing a parliamentary party meeting of the ruling PTI.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak a pandemic.
The NSC meeting was announced as the country confirmed its 21st novel coronavirus case in Sindh while Punjab – the country’s most populous province – declared a “health emergency” to deal with the contagious disease.
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