US EditionHeatwave forces early school closures in Pakistan's largest province
- Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province, closed all public and private schools early on May 20, 2025, due to an ongoing heatwave.
- The heatwave results from a persistent high-pressure system causing temperatures to soar 4 to 7 degrees Celsius above normal across the region.
- Officials revised school hours to 7:30 am to 11:30 am and advanced summer vacations to start May 28, originally planned for June 1.
- Temperatures reached up to 48°C in parts of Sindh and 46.5°C in Punjab, with warnings to avoid sun exposure from 11 am to 4 pm and prepare for dust storms.
- The early school closures aim to protect students from extreme heat while emergency measures and advisories remain active until at least May 24.
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Heatwave forces early summer vacations
An ongoing heatwave in Punjab has forced the provincial government to reduce school hours and announce early summer holidays from May 28. The school timings till the beginning of the holidays will be from 7:30am to 11:30am. According to a notification, the Punjab School Education Department announced on Tuesday that the educational institutions would be closed for summer holidays from May 28 instead of June 1 as announced earlier. The schools ac…
Heatwave forces early school closures in Pakistan’s largest province
LAHORE: Rising temperatures in Pakistan’s most populous province have forced the provincial government to close all private and public schools for summer vacations early, officials said on Tuesday. Punjab province’s education minister Rana Sikander Hayat said summer vacations will now start from May 28 instead of June 1. Class times have also been changed, with all educational
Early summer vacations in Pakistan's Punjab owing to intense heat wave: Minister
Early summer vacations in Pakistan's Punjab owing to intense heat wave: Minister Intense heat wave in Pakistan's Punjab province forced the government to announce summer vacation for all public and private schools from May 28, a week ahead of the scheduled start, a minister said on Tuesday.''The Maryam Nawaz-led government has decided to give the summer vacation about a week earlier because of the extreme heat wave prevalent in the province, lik…
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