Both the Sindh and Punjab governments have announced important updates regarding school holidays and their extensions on Wednesday.
Punjab school holidays
The Education Minister of Punjab, Rana Sikander Hayat, announced on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that school holidays are not being extended as of now.
He further asked everyone to avoid fake news.
School Holidays Are NOT Being extended as of now,
— Rana Sikandar Hayat (@RanaSikandarH) March 25, 2026
Pls Avoid Fake news đ
Sindh school holiday
In addition to this, Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon announced that the Sindh government is taking important steps to secure fuel reserves and save energy.
Provincial Senior Minister Sharjeel Memon said that the decisions related to schools will be taken after seeing the situation.
He further said that to save fuel, a âwork from homeâ policy will be adopted every Friday.
He added that the government offices will remain closed on Fridays, and staff will fulfil their responsibilities from home.
The senior minister has also requested the private sector to allow their employees to work from home wherever possible so that traffic and fuel consumption on the roads are reduced.
He said that, considering the seriousness of the situation, all members of the Sindh cabinet have decided not to take their salaries for 3 months so that the burden on the government treasury is reduced.
In addition, about 60 per cent of government vehicles have been grounded, and there will be a complete ban on unnecessary movement.
He said that if the federal government decides to impose a lockdown to save energy, the Sindh government will fully implement it.
Regarding educational institutions, Sharjeel Memon clarified that any final decision regarding the closure of schools or not will be taken only after looking at the current situation.
The top priority at present is to keep prices under control and improve public transport facilities, he added.
Sindh govt considering smart lockdown: Nasir Hussain Shah
Nasir Hussain Shah, the Provincial Minister of Sindh for Energy, said that the Sindh government is considering the option of imposing a smart lockdown in the province.
He said this while he was speaking to the media. He said that daily meetings are being held to review the current situation.
The minister also said that the fuel quota for government vehicles has already been reduced by 60 per cent.
