Schools and Colleges will remain closed on Wednesday and Thursday as heavy rains are to be expected, reported Tuesday 24NewsHD TV channel.
The heavy rains, as hazardous as they are, have become a calamity and are also affecting education also along with health therefore the education minister Sardar Shah has announced a two-day holiday in Sindh.
The Board of Intermediate Education (BIEK), Karachi, postponed the exams scheduled for August 24 and 25, according to BIEK Chairman Dr Saeeduddin.
A new date for the examinations will be announced later, Dr Saeeduddin said.
According to a notification issued by the BIEK, the papers of Arts (regular and private) and practicals (Science group) for the HSC annual examination-2022 have been rescheduled. The papers rescheduled include:
August 24: Economics, Islamic Studies, General History, Psychology, Urdu Advance
August 25: Arabic, Persian, English Advance, Mathematics
Meanwhile, the provincial government has left it up to the management of universities to independently decide whether they want to remain open in this period or not.
On the other hand, deputy commissioners in Badin and Sukkur districts have issued notifications to keep educational institutes shut for four days till August 27.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) released an advisory earlier in the day forecasting more rains in the country during the week.
The Met Office said that a well-marked low pressure located over east Rajasthan, India, is likely to move in the northwest direction and approach Sindh tonight.
“Due to this strong weather system monsoon currents are penetrating in southern and upper parts of the country,” the PMD warned.