Sindh Education Minister Sardar Ali Shah has announced that all government and private schools across Sindh will remain closed on Thursday (today) amid warnings of heavy rainfall.
The minister late Wednesday evening said that Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had instructed the department to announce a holiday for schools.
Earlier, several private educational institutions had already announced that they would remain closed on August 18 amid the deteriorating situation of the city’s roads due to the rains.
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Moreover, Mehran University and Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Campus Khairpur will also remain closed tomorrow.
The Board of Intermediate Education (BIEK), Karachi also postponed the exams scheduled for Thursday (August 18) in light of the rains in the metropolis.
It should be noted that several areas of Karachi reported heavy rain today afternoon as citizens brace themselves for more rain forecast in the port city till August 19.