Islamabad, July 9 (UNI) Educational institutions across Pakistan will be reopened after a nearly five-month hiatus on September 15 provided that the "health indicators improve", Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood announced on Thursday.
In a press conference, the minister said authorities will review the decision in August in light of the COVID situation in the country and if the crisis does not subside, schools and universities will not be opened, Dawn News reported.
The education minister said schools cannot not be opened in July as Eidul Azha will be celebrated by the end of the month and in August the country will observe Ashura.