School working hours extended, notification issued

Working hours of all schools under WAPDA have been extended and notification has been issued to reopen all schools on Saturdays. According to details, the working hours of WAPDA-run schools in Lahore have been extended by one day. Primary, secondary and high schools of WAPDA will also remain open on Saturdays, the authority said in a notification. Sent to officers. Sources said that earlier WAPDA schools were being closed on Saturday but now orders have been issued to reopen the schools in the light of the federal government’s directives.

On the other hand, a “protest day” was observed by the federal government against the privatization of electricity distribution companies. LESCO employees protested and rejected the privatization decision. Under the auspices of All Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Workers Union, a protest was staged in front of the Press Club against the privatization decision led by Khursheed Ahmed, General Secretary of the Hydro Union. During the protest, protesters chanted slogans against the government’s decision to privatize.Addressing the protesters, Khurshid Ahmed, general secretary of the union, said that the government was trying to sell the for-profit companies, against which they were protesting. Demonstrators called on government officials to learn from the privatization of K Electric and Steel Mills.

School working hours extended, notification issued