Following Punjab and Sindh, the Federal government Thursday also announced long holidays for the education sector from February 6 to February 9 on the eve of the general elections, which will be held on February 8, reported 24NewsHd TV channel.
According a notifications issued by Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training, all the educational institutions in Federal Capital Islamabad will stay close from February 6 to February 9.
The nation will observe February 5 as Kashmir Day and a holiday has already been announced. It means the educational institutes who are observing two weekly off days will remain shut from February 3 to February 11.
The educational institutes which are observing only one weekly off day will resume the classes from Saturday, February 10.