Schools, colleges to reopen in Balochistan from Sept 5

• Provincial education minister says decisionto open schools in most affected areas will be taken later.
• Educational institutes in Balochistan were closed on August 22.
• Universities were reopened on August 29.

Balochistan government Saturday decided to open all educational institutions across the province from September 5.

Provincial Education MinisterMir Naseebullah Khan Marri announced the decision to reopen all the schools and colleges on September 5.

The minister said that the decision to open schools in Naseerabad and Jafarabad — areas most affected by the destructive floods — will be taken later.

The educational institutes in Balochistan were closed on August 22 in the wake of extreme flooding by the above-normal monsoon rains.

The universities were reopened on August 29.