Overview
- Sindh’s Directorate of Private Institutions told private schools that students may wear jackets or sweaters of any color or design for the winter.
- The directive bars schools from compelling specific winter garments, with violations subject to action, according to Additional Director Rafiah Javed.
- Javed said the order was issued on the instructions of Sindh Education Minister Sardar Shah.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa directed government schools to relax dress codes for the season, permitting sweaters and gloves of any colour to ease burdens on families.
- The Pakistan Meteorological Department forecast cold, dry conditions with fog and smog in plains, while Pakistan Observer reported Lahore at 8–10°C early with a city AQI of 199 and extreme localized spikes.