Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat has issued a clarification regarding reports about an extension in holidays for educational institutions across the province.
The minister rejected rumours circulating on social media, stating that all schools and colleges will reopen according to the officially announced schedule. He confirmed that all educational institutions will resume classes from 12 January.
Rana Sikandar Hayat said that the notification regarding an extension in holidays, which has gone viral online, is fake.
He clarified that the Education Department has not issued any announcement about extending holidays and that no such decision has been taken.
The education minister shared the clarification through his official social media account.
It is worth noting that a fake notification claiming an extension of holidays in Punjab’s educational institutions had been circulating on social media, prompting the minister to issue a formal clarification.
