The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) announced to keep all educational institutions in Islamabad and Rawalpindi closed on Sunday. Photo: Geo News file

 

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) announced to keep all educational institutions in Islamabad and Rawalpindi closed on Sunday.

"All 423 educational institutions under the administrative control of FDE shall remain closed on Monday," the notification issued by the Director General of FDE said.   

Educational institutes to remain closed across Punjab  

Punjab Education Minister Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan earlier today (Sunday) announced that all educational institutes across the province will remain closed for two days in light of the Islamabad operation and the ensuing protests countrywide.

Protesters belonging to a religious group continued to stage sit-ins and block roads in Lahore, Karachi and various other cities after security forces started an operation to disperse the Islamabad sit-in on Saturday.

Protests held in Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa resulted in at least one death and left dozens injured after 250 injuries were reported in Islamabad during clashes between police and protesters, as authorities sought to disperse the sit-in with the aid of tear gas shelling and water cannons.

In Lahore, protests took an ugly turn yesterday when demonstrators blocked major roads such as Mall Road and set vehicles on fire. They also blocked railway tracks near Shahdara Chowk.

Shahdara Chowk, Mall Road remain blocked today.

Protesters also blocked roads and faced off with security forces in Multan, Sialkot, Bahawalpur, Jhelum, Rahim Yar Khan and other cities.