Educational institutions get conditional nod to reopen in September.

ISLAMABAD -- The federal government on Thursday announced to reopen educational institutions across the country, which were closed in March in a bid to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, from Sept 15 if 'health indicators improved' by the time.

The announcement comes a day after an inter-provincial education ministers conference presided by Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood decided to reopen schools in the first week of September.

Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Mahmood said: 'The opening of schools would be delayed if the crisis persists.'

The minister further said the government will lay out the standard operating procedures (SOPs) that will be followed after educational institutions are opened. Since the government is considering the opening of educational institutions, he said, schools will be allowed to call in staff.

However, he said that staff will have to be trained and briefed about the SOPs.

Mahmood further said that the educational institutions that had to delay examinations due to the pandemic will be allowed to schedule pending tests in July. He said that the government will also relax certain restrictions on the holding of important examinations such as entry tests for admission...

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