KARACHI – The Sindh Education Department has announced closure of schools in some areas of Karachi in wake of upcoming 12th edition of the defence exhibition and seminar, IDEAS 2024.
The department said schools located on Shahrah-e-Faisal and Habib Ibrahim Road will remain closed from November 19 to 22.
The decision has been taken to ensure the smooth flow of traffic during the days when exhibition will be held in the port city.
The DIG traffic had written a letter to Karachi commissioner asking him to close the schools in these areas due to security reasons.
The exhibition is set to commence at the Karachi Expo Center from Tuesday (November 16). The exhibition will showcase a wide range of modern and traditional defense equipment, weapon systems and vehicles.
Local and international delegates, security analysts, exhibitors, and high-level policy makers and planners will attend the exhibition.
As the government will take strict security measures in the city, educational institutions located along Shahrah-e-Faisal and Habib Ibrahim Rahmatullah Road are likely to be closed from November 19 to 22.
The schools in these areas are closed for four days but they will reopen on Monday, Nov 25 after six days break as there are two weekly offs on Saturday and Sunday (November 23 and 24).
