Sindh to reopen schools on August 23

KARACHI: The Sindh government on Tuesday announced it has decided to reopen schools across the province on Monday, August 23.

The announcement was made by the provincial education minister, Sardar Shah, after he chaired a meeting of the steering committee of the Department of Education, Sindh.

Shah said that the schools would reopen with only 50% of students in attendance, while the educational institutions that have a full vaccination rate will be allowed a 100% student strength.

The minister said closing and reopening schools was not the solution and said a different method should be adopted which does not harm the students' education.

"One of the parents of a student will have to submit their NADRA-issued vaccination certificate to the school administration," he said.

On the Single National Curriculum, he said Prime Minister Imran Khan neither knows about the constitution nor has he read it.

"In PTI's manifesto, they had mentioned that they would enforce a single curriculum across the country — in democracy, decisions aren't enforced, they are made through consultations."