Sindh extends summer vacations until Aug 14 due to hot weather

The Sindh Education Department has decided to extend summer vacations in the province until August 14 due to the prevailing weather conditions.

This decision was made under the directive of Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah.

The department has issued a notification about the extension, stating that the new academic year in Sindh will now commence on August 15, as announced by the education minister.

The extension of school holidays is a precautionary measure taken to ensure the safety and well-being of students and teaching staff amidst the ongoing adverse weather conditions in the region.

As the heat continues to swelter Karachi and rest of the province, parts of Sindh and especially the port city is likely to get hit by another spell of monsoon rains between Wednesday and Sunday (July 24-28), depending on whether a weather system developing in the Bay of Bengal impacts Gujarat, India's coastal state.

A weather expert has forecast another spell of hot and humid weather starting Wednesday. 

At the same time, he said a rain system, developing in the Bay of Bengal, might affect Sindh between July 24 and 28. He said if the same system hit India’s Gujarat then Karachi might also receive showers.