Summer Vacation Shortened; Schools, Colleges To Open June 26

The Ministry of Education has decided to shorten the summer vacation in educational institutions. Now as per the new decision the educational institutes will open on June 26 instead of July 2 to recover the learning losses, said the ministry's Public Relations Officer MA Khair.

According to the academic calendar, this year's Eid-ul-Azha and summer vacation started on June 13 and was scheduled to continue until July 2.

In addition, the ministry also decided to continue with two-day holiday -- Friday and Saturday -- for educational institutes.