KARACHI: The Sindh government on Thursday announced cancellation of night classes in schools tomorrow (Friday), fearing heavy rain.
The Sindh School Education and Literacy Department, in a notification, said that all public and private night shift schools would remain closed.
With rain expected in the megacity, the Sindh government declared a rain emergency in the province and decided that offices in Karachi would be open for half a day on Friday.
In a post on He also asked citizens to avoid unnecessary travel to avoid any inconvenience.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department had on Wednesday forecast rain and wind storm with probability of isolated hailstorm in Sindh between February 29 and March 2.
Addressing the meeting on rain predictions, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah declared a rain emergency in the province. The prime minister's spokesperson stated that the chief executive has put local bodies, administrations and hospitals on high alert.
