QUETTA – The Balochistan government has announced winter vacations in educational institutions from December 15 keeping in light of the cold wave in the southwestern region.

“The Balochistan Government, Secondary Education Department is pleased to announce the schedule for long and short winter vacations for all public and private schools in the respective areas, which are as under,” the notification issued by the Balochistan Ministry of Education read.

 The communique explained that schools situated in winter zones will remain closed until the end of February, while those in the summer zones will reopen from the first of January 2022.