The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government announced to extend school holidays and new schedule for spring holiday announced up to 29 March along with for Eid-ul-Fitr holiday.
According to a recent notification issued by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, 6 more days of holidays have been announced immediately after the Eid holiday. The March 19 to March 21, 2026 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) were Eid holiday and due to recent extension of holidays Schools, colleges and all educational institutions will now remain closed from March 24 to March 29, 2026.
This decision has been taken as part of the fuel and electricity saving campaign in the province to reduce transport and electricity costs. The provincial government has implemented a new timetable not only for Eid but also for the next two months to save fuel:
Now all government and private educational institutions will remain closed for three days a week (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). There will be regular classes from Monday to Thursday. The Education Department has directed that online classes or home schooling should be arranged wherever possible to avoid educational loss during the holidays.
School clerical staff and admission teams will remain in the offices during the holidays to handle admissions and other office matters.
earlirer to this the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has taken a major decision to temporarily change the working hours of all public and private universities and degree-awarding institutions across the province due to the severe shortage of fuel in the country and the recent increase in prices.
According to a regular notification issued by the Higher Education, Archives and Libraries Department, now all higher educational institutions and colleges across the province will remain completely closed for two days a week, namely Friday and Saturday.
The announcement has clarified that an alternative teaching method will be adopted to save fuel, under which universities have been directed to give priority to hybrid or online classes during the remaining days of the week.
According to the spokesperson of the Office of the Minister for Higher Education and Local Government, this decision has been taken in view of the difficulties in fuel supply and increasing travel costs, so that the educational process is not affected, and the pressure on energy reserves can also be reduced.
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