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Twin cities’ educational institutions reopen today

Staff Report

ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: All educational institutions working under the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), the Punjab government as well as majority of private institutions will reopen today (Monday) after a six-day break announced in the wake of security threats. An official of Education Ministry said the federal educational institutions were closed as a security measure and now the ministry had decided to re-open them so that students’ time was not wasted. All Pakistan Private Schools Owners Association (APPSOA) President Malik Ibrar Hussain said 750 private educational institutions registered with the association would reopen today. “We are hiring security guards from different private companies and have submitted an application to the chief commissioner for providing weapons to the schools owners,” he said. Meanwhile, Commissioner Zahid Saeed talking to Daily Times on Sunday said all government educational institutions would reopen today (Monday). He said the provincial government had announced that all educational institutions would open on Monday. He said all educational institutions had been directed to strengthen their security. He said the district administration had formed special teams to inspect the security arrangements and submit reports to the provincial government. “If any institution failed to strengthen its security, the institution would closed,” he warned. Dr Shamim Zaidi, the spokesman for Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU), said that the university would open on Monday and the staff would start their working. However, she said, the classes would not be held, as majority of students had gone back to their hometowns. Musa Kaleem, the spokesman for Pir Mehr Ali Shah-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR), said that the university would remain open on Monday and the regular classes would be held.

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