KARACHI, May 13: The provincial government on Sunday announced that all schools and colleges in Karachi would remain closed on Monday in view of the law and order situation obtaining in the city.

“We have received a directive from the chief minister in this regard notifying the closure of all the educational institutions on Monday,” Sindh Education Secretary Sabhago Khan Jatoi told Dawn.

He said the decision had been taken due to the deteriorating law and order situation in the city and any decision for Tuesday onwards would be taken by the competent authorities.

Meanwhile, the University of Karachi postponed all examinations (morning and evening) scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.

In a notification issued on Sunday, Karachi University Registrar Prof Rais Alvi said that new dates for the postponed papers would be announced later. All public-dealing counters will remain closed and the tests and interviews for Selection Board in respect of teachers scheduled for May 15 and 16 were postponed.

The Sindh Board of Technical Education postponed all the examination scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.

The Board of Secondary Education postponed the practical examination of Physics scheduled for May 14 to June 6. The National Council for Homeopathy announced postponement of the papers of Physics/ Chemistry, 1st year, and Pathology, 3rd year, scheduled for Monday due to prevailing situation.