Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood said that all educationalinstitutions will reopen on February 1.

Talking to reporters in Thatta, Shafqat Mahmood said that education hassuffered a lot due to Corona. We have also postponed the examinations andthe academic year.

He said that with regard to a constitutional amendment in the Senate, we dosome things that we should do, which has to do with the principle. We wantto see transparency in the Senate elections.

The Education Minister further said that when the PML-N is shown a mirror,it sees its ugly face so it wants to be exposed in some way.

Yesterday, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) directed the universitiesto conduct fair examinations to the best of their ability.

According to details, the meeting of Vice-Chancellors of Universitieschaired by Chairman HEC ended.

The HEC instructed universities to conduct fair examinations to the best oftheir ability, saying that universities could conduct online or on-campusexaminations to assess student performance.

The HEC has allowed universities to conduct examinations at its discretion.

The HEC carefully considered the concerns raised by students of someuniversities and the concerns of students in consultation with theVice-Chancellors of all the provinces.

According to the HEC, universities should take online exams only if theyhave an open book exam system or a system that can monitor students takingthe exam.