Punjab government to provide a free meal daily to children of 100 primary schools
However, the Punjab government has announced it will provide one free meal daily to children of 100 primary schools across the province.
Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas announced on Twitter, sharing pictures in which he can be seen sharing a meal with children at a primary school.
“Another new initiative by the Punjab School Education Department. One free meal for our Primary School Children. We are starting this in 100 Schools InshAllah. I thank Allah Wallay Trust for providing the food. This would be great for our children,” he tweeted.
ANOTHER NEW INITIATIVE by Punjab School Education Department. One free meal for our Primary School Children. We are starting this in 100 Schools InshAllah. I thank Allah Wallay Trust for providing the food. This would be great for our Children. pic.twitter.com/6kL4m2bG4W
— Murad Raas (@DrMuradPTI) November 4, 2020
Pakistan education ministers decided to keep schools open
A meeting presided over by Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood and comprising his provincial counterparts decided Thursday that Pakistan’s schools would remain open, as of now, despite the rising number of coronavirus infections and deaths.
Later the decision was made unanimously by all provincial education ministers after health ministry officials briefed the participants of the online meeting on Pakistan’s coronavirus situation.
Subsequently, the meeting’s participants agreed that in the current situation, there was no need to close the educational institutes.
“Educational institutes across the country will remain open,” the ministers decided.
Earlier Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood on Monday clarified that schools and educational institutions across Pakistan are not closing despite a surge in coronavirus cases across the country.
“Rumours again afloat regarding school closures. However it is again clarified that educational institutions are NOT being closed,” he announced via a tweet.
Meanwhile, he stated that the government will continue to monitor the health of students, teachers, and school staff. “But recently at the moment, no such decision (about closing schools or educational institutions) has been made.”