Sindh govt changes school timings due to cold wave

The Sindh government has changed the timings of all state-owned and private schools across the city due to extremely cold weather, reported 24NewsHD Thursday.

According to a notification, the morning shift for all primary, middle, high and higher secondary schools will commence at 8:30am.

The rescheduled timings will remain in effect till March 31, the notification said.

Cold wave is likely to continue across Sindh including Karachi till January 29 with night temperatures further falling by 2 to 6 degrees Celsius, the Met department said on Thursday.

The lowest temperature in Karachi was recorded at 7 degrees Celsius on Thursday morning. The northeastern winds blowing in the city with a wind speed of 14 kilometres per hour.