On Friday, Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas in a press conference stated that dates for summer vacations announced officially within two weeks in the province. He announced this in the press conference held in Lahore. Due to excessive hot temperature and suffocation, students in different schools fainted. Students belonging to various schools in Sialkot and Islamabad fainted due to the heat and hospitalized for treatment. Due to this, the parents forced the government to revise the schedule.
When the number of cases start increasing and the condition of students becomes extraordinarily critical, then the government takes action accordingly. Thus, parents demanding summer vacations. Therefore, Murad Raas take time, so that he announces vacations within two weeks.
The Punjab government has already changed the timings for all private and public schools from 7:00am to 11:30am due to the extremely hot weather that has gripped the province.
