AMRAIZ KHAN
LAHORE:The Government of Punjab on Monday extended schools’ winter vacations in the province due to the persisting harsh weather.
A notification issued by the provincial Schools Education Department directed that all public and private schools in the province re-open on January 13. “In the wake of weather conditions, the winter vacations are hereby extended with effect from Jan 7, 2020 to Jan 12, 2020 in all public and private schools in Punjab,” read the notification.
The notification was forwarded to all deputy commissioners and other officials of the provincial government. The Punjab government had earlier announced 15-day winter vacations across the province starting Dec 20, 2019 till Jan 5, 2020. The vacations were later extended to January 7 due to the harsh weather, before being extended again to January 12.
