The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Elementary and Secondary Education Department has addressed the issue of the fake notification that was shared on social media about the education institutions in KP Province being closed on Friday and Saturday.
The department has announced that it is not the department’s notification and has eliminated the confusion among parents, teachers and students regarding the weekly schedule of schools and other educational institutions.
The education department said a bogus notification was being widely shared on social media claiming that educational institutions would be closed on Fridays and Saturdays for two months as part of measures to conserve fuel.
The bogus notification stipulated that all government and private primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will declare holidays on Friday and Saturday every week.
It also announced that educational activities will be carried out during the remaining four days of the week according to the new schedule. The notice raised concern for parents, students and teachers, who weren’t sure if the changes had been officially approved by the provincial government.
But the KP Elementary and Secondary Education Department has declined to endorse the notification and explained that the notification that is being circulated online is not an official government decision.
The clarification follows the continued debate on steps to conserve fuel and resourcesin the current regional situation. The announcement by the department should ease concerns among students, parents and teachers who had been awaiting confirmation of the changes in the academic calendar reported by the department.
It is important to note that this was not the first time the province’s education was disrupted, as such activities had been affected during the petroleum crisis in June 2026. The number of teaching days was also cut at the time as a temporary measure because of the fuel-related problems.
Special instructions were also given about summer camps to help offset the lack of instructional time and to limit the negative impact on student learning.
These acts had been outlined as temporary measures, and authorities had said they could be reconsidered.
The education department has asked the public, for now, not to depend on unverified messages they are receiving on social media and instead wait for official updates on changes in the academic timetable.