According to sources in the School Education Department, no decision has been made yet about opening of schools. Due to the severity of the weather, a proposal to extend the holidays until August 31 is under consideration.

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Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat has said that consultations are underway in the province regarding the summer vacations. A decision will be made soon on whether or not to extend the summer vacations in schools.

Initially, the Punjab government reaffirmed that schools would reopen as per original schedule i.e., August 15.

It should be noted that intermittent rains continue in Punjab. In the absence of rain, the weather is extremely hot and humid. Keeping all this in mind, a decision will be made to open schools or not.