Schools in punjab could still be closed until January 15 due to intense cold weather.

The caretaker chief minister of Punjab has called a meeting of school education officials, which will also consider various proposals regarding holidays.

Lahore: The caretaker government of Punjab has started considering increasing the number of public holidays till January 15 due to the severe cold weather. Media reports that very cold temperatures are expected in the coming days, which could lead to further school holidays. In this regard, the Acting Chief Minister of Punjab also convened a meeting of the officials of the school education department.

Various vacation proposals will be studied. The first plan is to extend the vacation of primary school students until January 15, and the second plan is to extend the vacation of the middle class. Similarly, there is a proposal to make school hours extend from 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., but this is completely unrealistic since school hours are already from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Similarly, there are proposals to increase vacations up to intermediate classes and keep schools open for exam preparation in classes 9 and 10. The Punjab caretaker government had earlier imposed winter vacations for middle grades. educational institutions from December 18 to January 1, but taking into account the unusually deadly cold, it extended the vacation until January 9, and now do not forget that it is possible that it will increase again.

The Ministry of Higher Education also issued a notice to extend the vacation from January 9 to January 14 due to the severity of the cold weather. Meanwhile, the meteorological department said the plains of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtankhwa and Upper Sindh would remain shrouded in fog throughout this week, the news agency said. On Saturday, it will be cold and dry in most parts of the country, while the northern regions and North Balochistan will remain very cold.

Dense fog/smog will occur over plains of Islamabad, Punjab, Upper Sindh and Khyber Pakhtankhwa. Over the past 24 hours, the weather has been cold and dry in most parts of the country, but very cold in the north. The plains of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Upper Sindh remained covered in thick fog/smog, while some districts of Balochistan and Upper Sindh experienced strong winds and thunderstorms.

In Balochistan, Ormara 28, Karat 18, Quetta (Sheikh Manda 15, Semangli 16, Pisni 07, Khuzdar 05, Jiwani 03, Lasbela, Dalbandin 02, Panjgur 01, Sindh, Jacobabad 03, Pad Aidan 02, Khairpur 01) mm. The minimum temperature in the country was recorded at minus 11 degrees Celsius in Leh, minus 09 degrees Celsius in Skardu, minus 05 degrees Celsius in Kalam, Gopus and minus 03 degrees Celsius in Gilgit, Hunza, Aster and Srinagar.

Likewise, the Japanese Meteorological Agency denied the information on the intensity of the cold which was circulating on social networks. Over the past two days, reports of extremely cold weather have circulated on social media, but deputy general manager Matt Irfan Vaak said reports of the weather getting colder due to fog did not were not true. He added that fog could make the situation even colder in the coming days.