NCOC Announces Winter Vacations For Pakistani Students

The meeting of the National Command and Operation Center was held earlier in which the schedule for the winter vacations for Pakistani students had been decided. According to the statement issued by the concerned authorities, the winter vacations in the educational institutes of Pakistan will start from 3rd January 2022. In the meeting, it had been decided that the areas affected by extreme weather conditions or fog are exempted from this decision. Moreover, it has been said that the provincial authorities will notify the students accordingly. The meeting was attended by the Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives and NCOC chief Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan, and many other officials.

Announcement of Winter Vacations

NCOC issued the statement and notified that the decision regarding pushing the vacations had been taken by considering the COVID-19 situation as it is important to maximize the coronavirus vaccination among the students that can be achieved when the schools are open. According to the data received by the Health Department many students are still unvaccinated so the main need is to urge the parents so that they can vaccinate their children against the coronavirus pandemic. Moreover, the spread of a new strain of COVID-19 has also increased the concerns. So keeping in view the current situation the winter vacations have been scheduled for January. The NCOC has also urged the people to ensure 100% vaccination to protect against the disease.

Statement of Murad Raas

The Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas had earlier announced the winter vacations for public and private schools across the province. The vacations will be observed from 23rd December 2021 to 6th January 2022. The minister also advised the students to get vaccinated and follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs). Before the announcement of Murad Raas, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) had provided the scheduled winter vacations of the educational institutions across the country. Furthermore, the Government of Sindh had announced winter vacations for public/private schools and colleges from 20 December 2021 to 1st January 2022 across the province.