Schools and colleges across the province, including Karachi, will reopen on Wednesday (today), the Sindh Education Department announced on Tuesday, ending uncertainty over the resumption of regular classes amid ongoing sit-ins.
The spokesperson of the provincial education department clarified that the educational centers will resume academic activities from January 1, 2025 (today) after the winter vacation.
Government and private schools and colleges usually have winter vacation from 21st to 31st December every year.
The statement came amid a week-long sit-in by the Majlis-e-Wahdat Muslimeen (MWM) against the Parachinar issue in Karachi, resulting in complete and partial closure of several roads.
The police launched a crackdown to disperse the protesters and succeeded in clearing some roads, but several places in the city remained closed to normal traffic, including Safari Park on University Road, Kamran Chowrangi, Lasbela, Abbas. Town and others included.
The situation turned tense on MA Jinnah Road, Nizam Chowrangi when protesters pelted stones at the police and torched six of their motorcycles and a check post at Nizam Chowrangi, firing tear gas shells at the police and the workers. But had to charge the baton.
Law enforcement agencies arrested several protesters who have been shifted to the police station.
The prolonged protests disrupted daily life in the port city as people were unable to travel freely.
Parachinar, located in Kurram, is a tribal district near the Afghan border with a population of around 600,000. It has long been the center of controversy.
The latest clashes, which began in November, have killed at least 130 people and created a humanitarian crisis, with shortages of medicine and oxygen exacerbated by the closure of the highway linking Parachinar to Peshawar.