ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training on Tuesday issued a schedule according to which educational institutes will reopen across the country.

According to an official notification, the 25th meeting of the Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) was jointly held with the Health Ministry and the National Command Operations Centre (NCOC) during which the phase-wise reopening of schools in the country as well as the schedule of examinations in 2021 was announced.

As per the schedule, schools across the country will reopen on January 11, only for teachers and staff members. Schools across the country will reopen for grade 9 to grade 12 only.

On January 25, schools will reopen for grade 1 to grade 8 countrywide.

From February 1, 2021, all universities and colleges will reopen across the country.

As per the new schedule, all schools in Pakistan will reopen on January 11 for teachers and staff members, so that they can prepare the term’s academic calendar, and devise a plan for the implementation of coronavirus standard operating procedures (SOPs) before the commencement of classes.

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