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Call to reopen educational institutions from March 24

By PR
March 20, 2026
The representational image shows school children learning at a private school in Pakistan. — AFP/File
The representational image shows school children learning at a private school in Pakistan. — AFP/File

Rawalpindi: Representatives of the All Pakistan Private Schools Management Association (APSMA) have urged Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif to review the decision of keeping educational institutions closed until March 31 and instead announce the reopening of schools from March 24, says a press release.

The demand was made in a joint statement by the Association’s Central President Kashif Adeeb Javedani, President North Punjab Abrar Ahmad Khan, Central Senior Vice President Muhammad Furqan Chaudhry, Central Joint Secretary Muhammad Hasnain Chaudhry, Muhammad Ijaz Malik, Colonel (r) Fawad Hanif, Muhammad Abbas Chaudhry, Abrar-ul-Haq Shakir, Sakina Taj, Ghazala Wain, Aamir Anwar, Abrar Ahmad (Advocate), Professor Sharif Sajid, Mushtaq Haider, Syed Adil Ali Shah, and Agha Shahab.