ISLAMABAD
APP
The two-week extension in summer vacations for the students of federal capital due to the prolonged sit-in of the participants of Azadi and Inqilab marches is badly affecting the study routine.
The schools and colleges in federal capital were supposed to open from August 11 (Monday) after two-month long vacations but the concerned authorities announced more holidays till August 17 (Sunday) to save the students from any untoward situation due to march.
Again, the authorities announced more vacations till August 24 (Sunday) due to the prolonged sit-in of marchers and now the students would resume their study routine from August 25 (Monday).
Students are perturbed over the prevailing situation and parents are worried that their children would not get good grades in the examination due to continuous disruption in their study schedule.
The education authorities were left with no choice but to close down the educational institutions as the participants of long march made it clear that they would go for a prolonged sit-in.
The prevailing situation compelled some educational institutions to reschedule their ongoing admission tests of different classes that would ultimately affect the compilation of results.
“The closure of institutions and rescheduling of tests is creating psychological impact on minds of students,” Shabbir Khan, a father said.
The disruption of educational routine will unsettle the students who were preparing themselves for the admission tests for a new level of studies, he said.
Irum Afzal, a teacher at a local college said the prevailing political situation is creating problems for the students especially for the girls who travel daily from far-flung areas.
The situation will impact the annual results of the students if the situation pervades for long as they will be unable to complete their syllabus in time, she said.
“Students suffer psychologically when there is unrest on the roads and sense of insecurity lingers on,” Farhat Fatima, a mother of three school-going children said.
“I am concerned about the positions of my children in annual results this year. The sense of insecurity and uncertainty has perturbed the students adding psychological pressure besides disturbing their study routine,” she added.