All public and private schools across the Punjab, including Lahore and Rawalpindi, will observe summer vacations 2024 from June 2024 as temperature continues to soar.

Punjab Education Minister, according to reports, said the summer holidays will be observed from June 7, 2024 to August 19,2024. It means the schools will remain closed for more than two months in all cities of Punjab.,

The vacations are announced for more than two months every year in summers to save students from scorching heat.

The temperature has soared to 40 degree Celsius in Lahore and it is likely to increase further in coming days.

The high temperature can cause heatstroke, dehydration and others, putting the lives of the students at risk. It is the why the administration prefers to shut the schools across the province for over two months.