Peshawar schools open Tuesday, DC rejects fake notice
The district administration says Peshawar schools open Tuesday after a one-day closure on Monday, and has rejected a fake social media notice announcing further holidays.
Public and private schools, colleges and universities in Peshawar were closed on Monday, October 12, under a Deputy Commissioner notification.
The district administration says they reopen on Tuesday and has rejected a fake social media notice of further holidays.
Swabi, Mardan and Nowshera were also closed on October 12; Monday exams in Mardan and Nowshera were cancelled, with no new dates given.
Governor's rule and an emergency are in place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Section 144 is in force in Peshawar.
Punjab's school and higher education departments called separate closure notices fake, and institutions there stayed open on Monday.