KARACHI, Oct 10: Sindh Education Minister Pir Mazharul Haq on Wednesday informed a USAID education  committee that mapping of schools in seven districts for their renovation and refurbishment was complete. While talking to the members of USAID education committee at the office of the Sindh Education Foundation, the minister said that renovation work would be completed in two phases. In the first phase, he said that $51 million would be spent on renovation of schools while in the second phase $30 would be spent on their refurbishment.—APP

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