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KARACHI: The Sindh Education Department has announced that schools and colleges will remain closed for another two days across the province, including Karachi.
The measure has been taken in view of heavy rainfall and floods that have affected at least 23 of 30 districts.
The government had earlier decided to close schools, and colleges, and universities on August 24 and 25.
Now the closure has been extended for another two days, namely, Friday and Saturday.
On Thursday, authorities briefed Sindh Education Minister Sardar Shah that across the province most of the schools were being used to house flood victims.
A number of flood affectees have also move to Karachi to seek shelter and they are staying at schools and colleges. More were expected to pour in.
Sardar Shah ordered that the decision to close schools and colleges on Friday and Saturday will apply to the entire province.