ISLAMABAD – Owing to the assassination of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, all the educational institutions in federal capital will remain closed on Wednesday (today).
Education Ministry’s spokesman said that all schools and colleges being run under the federal directorate of education would remain closed today in protest against the killing of Salman Taseer.
All universities in the capital including International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), Quaid-e-Azam University and the Federal Urdu University would also remain closed.
MQM to support 2-week mourning
KARACHI – The MQM would support the two-week mourning announced by the PPP on the assassination of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer. MQM chief Altaf Hussain called President Asif Ali Zardari from London on Tuesday.
He expressed grief over the demise of Taseer and said that the governor’s murder was a great tragedy. Hussain also told Zardari that the MQM would support the two-week mourning period announced by the PPP. Staff Report
