LAHORE: As winter arrives in Punjab, the provincial school education department has announced new working hours for school teachers.
According to Punjab School Education Department, the revised working hours for teachers in winter will be effective from today (Monday), 27 October 2025, till Monday, 15 April 2026.
The notification issued here stated that teachers in single-shift schools will work from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM from Monday to Thursday, while Friday’s hours will be reduced to 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
Whereas, in double-shift schools, morning shift teachers will have the same timings 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM (Monday to Thursday) and 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM on Friday.
However, in the afternoon or evening shift, teachers will work from 12:45 PM to 4:00 PM between Monday and Thursday, while on Fridays, their timing will be 1:45 PM to 4:00 PM.
Furthermore, the school teachers will also be required to attend school on alternate Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon for administrative, training, or academic planning activities.
School timings in Punjab
Earlier, the Punjab government announced new school timings for schools in Punjab.
According to the notification, the schools will start from 8:45am to 1:30pm. On Fridays, classes will end earlier at 12:30pm.
The timings will follow till 15 April 2026.
It is pertinent to mention here that yesterday Lahore’s AQI level hit 412, which is extremely hazardous.
The PM2.5 concentration was measured at 249.5 µg/m³, nearly 50 times higher than the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) annual air quality guideline.
The worst-affected areas were Iqbal Town, Syed Maratib Ali Road, Shadman, the Punjab University area and Shalimar.
In the last 24 hours, the tech-driven initiative identified over 460 smog-related violations so it could be the reason behind this much bad air quality.
Punjab govt’s measures after Lahore’s bad air quality
The Punjab government has intensified its crackdown on smoke-emitting kilns, factories, and vehicles.
Teams from the Environment and Forest departments are operating round the clock to monitor violations.
Senior Provincial Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb has urged the citizens to stay indoors during early morning and evening hours and to report any incidents of crop burning immediately.
Authorities reiterated that the government is enforcing a strict zero-tolerance policy on the burning of crop residues to curb worsening air pollution.
