ISLAMABAD: The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has abolished Saturday holiday for two months in Islamabad’s academic institutions — from November 30 to February 1, 2025. Without referring to the PTI’s 3-day-lengthy protest, a notification stated that Saturday will be discovered as working day in all the educational institutions running below the ambit of the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) to compensate the instructional loss because of their common closure. All academic establishments will look at six operating days from November 30 to February 1 with already notified authentic timings, stated the notification. The notification changed into issued to the heads of establishments of the Islamabad version schools and schools. This decision got here after the instructional institutions had remained closed for three consecutive days in Rawalpindi and Islamabad throughout the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) demonstrations in the federal capital which began on November 24 and culminated within the wee hours of Wednesday, November 27. Academic circles criticised the lower back-to-back interruption inside the normal research within the dual cities and highlighted problems for educators and college students who had been required to finish curriculums inside a prescribed timeline for an academic 12 months. All Pakistan Private Schools Management Association North Punjab President Abrar Ahmed Khan additionally complained that the students were not being given enough time to finish their ordinary research. He highlighted that the provincial schooling forums decided to organise matriculation checks from March 4, while, iciness holidays will be determined from December 20 to January 10. Abrar had urged the educational boards to check matric exam schedule following the disruption in academic sports. The federal capital changed into put beneath a protection lockdown in the course of the political demonstrations which additionally saw clashes among police and protesters and caused the closure of delivery services and academic establishments
