Pakistan, Aug. 4 -- The Balochistan government has announced that all government and private schools across the province will now operate six days a week, ending the Saturday holiday. The new schedule will require educational institutions to remain open from Monday to Saturday. Moreover, the decision will stay in effect until further orders as part of the government's latest education policy.

According to an official notification issued by Secretary School Education Lal Jan Jafar, all previous instructions regarding the working days of schools have been withdrawn. Furthermore, every government and private educational institution will follow the revised timetable without exception. The authorities said the change applies across the provin...