The Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) has rescheduled
the reopening of the government schools and colleges in the city yet again.
Now, these educational institutions will resume activities after summer
vacations on September 4.
Also, local private schools and colleges have announced they will follow suit.
The development comes in light of blockades on the city roads due to the
prolonged PTI and PAT sit-ins against the PML-N government outside parliament
house and as well as the occupation of many school and college buildings by
personnel of the law-enforcement agencies called in from different parts of the
country to maintain law and order in the city.
There are around 520 government schools and colleges in Islamabad and almost 55
of them are being used to accommodate personnel of law-enforcement agencies.
The prolonged sit-ins have led to the extension of two-month summer vacation for
students of local educational institutions thrice.
Originally, schools and colleges were scheduled to reopen on August 11.
However, summer vacations were extended for one week until August 18.
The reopening of schools was later delayed first until August 25, then August 31
and then September 1.
Now, the educational institutions are slated to resume classes on September 4.
According to an official, after security personnel leave, educational
institutions will need some time to ready the premises for resumption of
classes.