ISLAMABAD – The decision about educational institutions in Pakistan will betaken in the meeting of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) onApril 6, Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood said Sunday.

Taking it to Twitter, Mehmood wrote ‘Education and Health Ministers willmeet at the NCOC Tuesday to decide whether to open or further closeeducational institutions. The exam situation will also be discussed in theNCOC meeting.

Whatever is decided, it will be a collective decision of the country’shealth and education authorities and NCOC.’ he added.

Last month, Shafqat Mehmood had announced to keep all educationalinstitutions closed till April 11 as the third wave of Covid-19 intensifiesespecially in Punjab and KP region.

On Saturday, students urged education authorities to cancel this year’sboard exams as Pakistan is battling with the third wave of a novel virus.The students have taken to social media to push their demand with thehashtag ‘#cancelboardexams2021’.

On the other hand, Pakistan has reported 81 deaths in the last 24 hours bynovel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 687,908today. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 14,778.