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Sindh issues update on winter school timings
KARACHI: The School Education and Literacy Department on Sunday extended the reduced school timings — following which education institutions were ordered to begin classes at 9am — across Sindh until February 4 as the ongoing cold wave continues to grip the province.
The Sindh Education Department on January 10 had announced revised school timings, ordering all public and private schools to open at 9am while keeping closing hours unchanged.
“In continuation of this department’s notification of even number dated 10th January 2026, the timing of all public and private educational institutions under the administrative control of the School Education and Literacy Department, government of Sindh, shall continue till 4/2/2026,” read the notification.
In a statement, a spokesperson of the education department said the decision was taken due to the intensified cold weather across the province.
Acting on the directives of Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah, the revised timings have been extended until February 4, the spokesperson added.
The education department had initially extended the revised school timings until January 26 amid a severe cold wave across the province.
Separately, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Saturday said that temperatures in Karachi could fall to single digits over the weekend.
The Met Office had said that the port city’s weather is likely to remain cold and dry with occasional winds.
Meanwhile, the PMD predicted more rain and snowfall across various parts of the country from Sunday to Tuesday.
The Duke of Edinburgh touched down in the United Arab Emirates on 31st January, for a whistle-stop mission that’s equal parts youth inspiration and environmental eye opener.
On the first day of his visit, Prince Edward well known as the global champion of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award met with ambitious young participants from The British School Al Khubairat and Gordonstoun School at Jubail Mangrove Park in Abu Dhabi.
The mangrove reserve, part of a wider UAE push to protect coastal ecosystems and biodiversity, is also a new kind of classroom for youth learning and stewardship.
As Chairman of the Award Foundation, he used the occasion to celebrate how programmes like the DofE empower young people with confidence.
Meanwhile, Gordonstoun’s involvement carries special weight, the Scottish school is where the Duke’s father, Prince Philip, helped shape the Award’s ethos and where the programme was born.
After engaging with students and mentors among the mangroves, he went on to visit the Zayed National Museum to celebrate UAE’s history before joining a dinner hosted by Britain’s Ambassador to the UAE, His Excellency Edward Hobart, in Dubai.
The Traitors’ winner Rachel Duffy has shared a sweet yet emotional tribute to her mother, Anne.
Throughout the show, mother-of-three, 43, shared her plans for how she would use the prize money if she won ,by creating memories with her mum, who was tragically diagnosed with Parkinson’s at just 47 and spent her last few years with dementia.
Sharing the heartbreaking news on her Instagram on Tuesday morning, January 27, 2026, Rachel Duffy said she was “heartbroken” at the death of her “beautiful wee mummy.”
On Sunday, Rachel took to Instagram where she shared a montage of photos and an emotional message. She wrote: ‘Thank you Mummy, thank you for loving us so much.
‘Thank you for teaching us our worth. Thank you for so much kindness shown and taught. Thank you for endless laughs and lots of fun. Thank you for helping us parent our babies. Thank you for being a shoulder to cry on when we needed one.
‘Thank you for the many words of wisdom over the years. Thank you for showing us the true meaning of integrity. Thank you for giving us a beautiful life. Thank you for a lifetime of happy memories.
‘Thank you for being our mummy. We love you x’.
It comes after she won the BBC reality show The Traitors along with her fellow Traitor, Stephen Duffy.
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