In the light of directives given by the Supreme Court (SC) to put an end to commercial activities in cantonments, the Cantonment Boards on Tuesday ordered the owners of over 30, 000 private schools situated in cantonments across the country to shut down their institutions by September 30, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Only in Lahore Cantonment, buildings of over 1,500 private schools will be vacated.

It has been learnt that four million students are enrolled in private schools located in the country’s cantonments.

Reporter: Akmal Soomro