Schools to reopen in Punjab from April 1

Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat announced on Wednesday that schools would reopen across the province from April 1. 

Taking to the microblogging platform X, Hayat wrote, "Schools Will Be Open From The 1st Of April Inshallah."

Schools Will Be Open From The 1st Of April Inshallah ????❤️

— Rana Sikandar Hayat (@RanaSikandarH) March 25, 2026

On March 9, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ‌said that schools would close for two weeks and office workers would work more from home as he announced a range of measures to cut fuel use and government spending to cope ​with surging oil prices due to the Iran war.

Pakistan will slash fuel use ​across government and shift some public services online, Sharif said, as the ⁠Israeli-US war with Iran threatens energy supplies and has already pushed fuel prices in ​Pakistan sharply higher. Pakistan imports most of its energy.