Punjab Education Department Monday notified the closure of flagship project of former government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Afternoon School Program, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

As per the notification 274 schools that were operational in the afternoon time to adjust the school going students, have now been closed.

SED justified its decision to close such branches of afternoon schools where there are not enough number of students being enrolled in the afternoon schools. 

It has been clarified that still over two lakh students are being enrolled in afternoon program schools. 

Pertinent to note that afternoon school project was launched by former PTI government in the wake of the lack of the rooms’ availability in the school to adjust the large number of students.

Reporter Ali Ramay