Govt allows staggered reopening of educational institutes in Pakistan

The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on 19 May 2020 announced the lifting of a number of restrictions imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus in the country, including the staggered reopening of educational institutions in districts where the positivity rate is less than five per cent.

According to available information:

• Educational institutes in districts with less than five per cent positivity rate will be reopened from May 24.
• Educational institutes in all districts will be reopened in a staggered manner from June 7.
• All matric and intermediate exams will be held after June 20. All professional and non-professional exams will take place on a case-to-case basis as recommended by the Ministry of Education.