The final decision regarding winter vacation in Pakistan will be taken tomorrow by respective provinces at the meeting of the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC). It was decided during the meeting of the Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference held on Tuesday.
However, the conference agreed that winter vacation in Pakistan should take place from 25 December 2021 to 4 January 2022. The Federal Minister for Education and Provincial Training, Shafqat Mehmood, also took to Twitter announcing the decisions taken at the meeting.
“The agreed proposal was that winter holidays should be from Dec 25 to Jan 4.” said Shafqat Mehmood, adding that further notifications will be issued from concerned provincial governments.
Federal and provincial secretaries met today. The agreed proposal was that winter holidays should be from Dec 25 to Jan 4. Further notifications will be from the concerned governments
— Shafqat Mahmood (@Shafqat_Mahmood) December 14, 2021
UPDATE: Shafqat Mehmood to make decision on winter break today.
Winter Vacation in Sindh
It is pertinent to mention that Sindh has already announced winter holidays in all educational institutions from 20 December 2021 to 1 January 2022 with normal academic activities to resume from 3 January 2022.
Read more: Sindh announces winter vacations for schools.
Winter Vacation in Punjab
It bears mentioning that a fake notification is circulating on social media regarding winter vacation in Punjab from 21 December 2021 to 1 January 2022, however, the provincial government has not issued any notification yet.
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