Sindh extends summer vacation for schools till August 14 amid 'heatwave'

KARACHI: The summer vacations for all the public and private schools in Sindh have been extended till August 14 in the wake of ongoing heatwave and monsoon season. 

The government notified the extension in an official statement issued on Tuesday. 

Besides schools, the extension of vacations applies to all private and government educational institutions across the province.

"The summer vacation[s] are hereby extended in all public and private institutions under the administrative control of the School Education & Literacy Department till 14.08.2024 in the wake of the heat-wave and expected monsoon rains," the statement read. 

It further stated that the extra-curricular activities regarding the Independence Day celebrations will be duly conducted in letter and spirit. 

Pakistan will mark 78th Independence Day on August 14, 2024, with traditional zeal and fervour. 

As the heat continues to swelter Karachi and rest of the province, parts of Sindh and especially the port city is likely to get hit by another spell of monsoon rains between Wednesday and Sunday (July 24-28), depending on whether a weather system developing in the Bay of Bengal impacts Gujarat, India's coastal state.

A weather expert has forecast another spell of hot and humid weather starting Wednesday. 

At the same time, he said a rain system, developing in the Bay of Bengal, might affect Sindh between July 24 and 28. He said if the same system hit India’s Gujarat then Karachi might also receive showers.