Overview
- Punjab (Pakistan) extended winter vacations by one week, with schools and colleges now set to reopen on January 19 after public polling and PDMA advice.
- Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat reversed an earlier stance to reopen on January 12, citing student safety and poll results showing roughly 87% support for a longer break.
- The All Pakistan Private Schools Management Association rejected the extension and signaled plans to reopen on Monday, January 12.
- Sindh ordered all public and private schools to start at 9:00 AM from January 12 to 26, keeping closing times unchanged under an official notification.
- Delhi kept nursery to Class 8 on holiday through January 15, while districts across north and east India issued short closures or later starts, including Uttar Pradesh’s revised 10:00 AM–3:00 PM schedule for Classes 9–12 in Lucknow and closures in Indian Punjab and Chandigarh until January 13.