All educational institutions closed due to security threats

Lahore, Pakistan: After the two suicide bomb attacks at Islamic University Islamabad, all educational institutions of NWFP, Baluchistan, Sindh and Azad Kashmir have been closed till Sunday; where as in Punjab these institutions have been closed down for an indefinite period of time.

While talking to Dunya News, Chief Secretary Sindh Fazal ur Rehman told that after the reports received from Federal Government and sensitive institutions, government and private educational institutions of 23 districts will remain closed till Sunday. All government and private universities of the province will also be closed and the ongoing examinations have been postponed; however Malakand University will remain open. Similarly all educational institutions in NWFP will also be closed till Sunday.

According to the Provincial Law Minister Rana Sana Ullah all government and private educational institutions of the province have been closed, which will re-open once the security situation is improved. In Baluchistan and Azad Kashmir all universities, government and private schools and colleges will remain close till Sunday.