Punjab shuts faculties in 5 extra divisions as smog worsens



Children walk to school amid heavy smog conditions in Lahore. — AFP/File
Youngsters stroll to highschool amid heavy smog circumstances in Lahore. — AFP/File

RAWALPINDI: With cussed smog persevering with to smother residents throughout Punjab, the provincial authorities on Tuesday introduced the closure of all private and non-private faculties and a shift to on-line lessons in Rawalpindi and 4 different divisions.

As per the notification issued by the Environmental Safety Company (EPA): “All the tutorial establishments, together with tuition centres (public/non-public as much as Greater Secondary Stage (twelfth Grade/ A-level) shall stay closed and can shift to on-line mode with impact from November 13, 2024 (Wednesday) inside the territorial jurisdictions of DG Khan, Bahawalpur, Sahiwal, Sargodha and Rawalpindi Divisions as nicely until November 17, 2024.”


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