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Categories: POLITICS · CULTURE

Sindh education schedule reforms

Entities: Sindh Education Department · Pakistan · Department of College Education (Sindh) · Sindh Government · Rana Sikandar Hayat

Overview

In late July 2026 Sindh’s School Education and Literacy Department announced a one‑day holiday on 4 August for Chehlum and the Department of College Education introduced new operating hours for government colleges, together with an immediate ban on tobacco, vaping products, nicotine pouches, paan and gutka on campuses. Within a week the provincial government restored a two‑day weekend for all public and private schools and added an extra hour of weekday teaching to compensate for lost classroom time. On 6 August the Sindh Education Department issued a detailed circular revising school hours for single‑shift primary schools and double‑shift elementary, secondary and higher‑secondary institutions, setting specific start and end times through 31 October and outlining further adjustments for the November‑March period. The timetable changes were announced alongside similar school‑closure measures in Punjab, reflecting coordinated provincial efforts to manage the academic calendar amid ongoing public‑health considerations.

Timeline

  1. 1 day ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Punjab and Sindh set new school closure dates and timetables

    Punjab schools stay closed until Aug 24 per Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat, while Sindh revises school hours from Aug 6, detailing new shift schedules.

  2. 4 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Sindh government restores two‑day weekend for schools, ending six‑day week

    Sindh province reinstates a two‑day weekend for schools, cancelling the six‑day week and adding an extra hour of teaching each weekday as part of austerity measures.

  3. 10 days ago

    [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Sindh Province Declares Chehlum School Holiday and Revises College Timings

    Sindh schools will close on 4 Aug 2026 for Chehlum, and government colleges adopt new morning/evening schedules from 1 Aug, alongside a Karachi-wide ban on tobacco and related products.

Sources

arynews.tv · bolnews.com · dailytimes.com.pk · startuppakistan.com.pk · techjuice.pk · theneutral.pk

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