PTI's Zaman demands Sindh govt to extend winter vacations for 10 days
- By Web Desk -
- Jan 10, 2020
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Karachi chapter President and member provincial assembly (MPA) Khurram Sher Zaman has once again demanded of the Sindh government to extend winter vacations in the city’s schools due to ongoing chilling weather, ARY NEWS reported.
The PTI leader said that the vacations should be extended for 10 days as children face difficulty in going out to schools early in the morning.
“Who will be responsible if a child suffers from any disease due to ongoing extreme cold weather in the city,” he asked.
Earlier, all Sindh Private Schools’ Association also demanded of the Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah to extend the winter holidays in provincial schools for five more days till January 05.
The demand was made by the Chairman of the association, Haider Ali, who said that the winds coming from Siberia have brought the temperatures further down, causing chilling winds in the city especially early in the morning.
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“The timings of schools should be changed in January as the low temperature is witnessed across the month,” he said and added that the schools should open at 8:30 am in the morning till 1:30 PM to avoid early morning chill breeze.
It is pertinent to mention here that the academic activities resumed in Sindh including Karachi, as educational institutions across the province reopened on Wednesday.