The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has decided that Saturday will be a working day for educational institutions until the exams while classes will be held in place of winter vacation to compensate students for the loss of time during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The decision taken on the directive of the education ministry will be implemented once schools and colleges reopen, likely from Sept 15.
The 423 schools and colleges will not observe the winter vacation to cover the losses of students, who could not attend classes since March 15.
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