LAHORE – The Punjab government has revised the school timings across the province for the wellbeing of students and staff due to heatwave conditions.
Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat made the announcement in a post shared on social media platform X. He wrote that new school timings will be 7:30am to 11:30 pm as previously closing time was 12:30 pm.
He also announced that summer vacations 2025 will start early from May 28 instead of scheduled June 1 due to weather conditions.
New School Timings =
7 30 am to 11 30 am.
School Holidays Start from The 28th of May(28th will be a Holiday).— Rana Sikandar Hayat (@RanaSikandarH) May 20, 2025
The announcement comes as the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab has issued an alert regarding the rising temperatures and expected heatwave from May 20 to 24.
Relief Commissioner Punjab Nabeel Javed said alerts have been issued to the departments of school education, health, transport, local government, Rescue 1122, and other concerned departments.
PDMA spokesperson stated that from May 20 to May 24, there is a risk of rising temperatures and a possible heatwave in major cities and plain areas of Punjab.
He has expressed concerns about an unusual rise in temperature in the coming days. He has anticipated that until May 24, temperatures may remain 5 to 7 degrees Celsius above normal.
Due to the heatwave, strong winds and dust storms are also expected in some plain areas.
PDMA Punjab, under the directives of the Chief Minister Punjab, has issued alerts to the district administrations. DG PDMA has instructed the administration to ensure the availability of clean drinking water in public places.
DG PDMA also directed that hospitals and mobile health units must be equipped to provide first aid for heat stroke.
The public must also remain cautious due to the intensity of heat and heatwave as DG PDMA advised people working during midday to take precautions against heatstroke.
