• This announcement applies to every educational institutions in the designated cities where restrictions had been imposed," he tweeted.
• Restrictions imposed in some major cities on schools to conduct staggered classes was only till February 28, Mahmood said.

Islamabad, Shafqat Mahmood Federal Minister for Education said on Thursday that all the schools will resume to five day classes from Monday (March 1).

Al schools across the country will go back to regular five-day classes, he said in a tweet. He also tweeted, Restrictions imposed in some major cities on schools to conduct staggered classes was only till February 28.

Important announcement. All schools will go back to regular 5 day classes from Monday March 1. Restrictions imposed in some major cities on schools to conduct staggered classes was only till Feb 28.

— Shafqat Mahmood (@Shafqat_Mahmood) February 25, 2021

In the first phase, On January 18, the classes of level 9 to 12 were started again as well as O and A level and the government had decided to reopen the universities across the country from February 1.

All the schools, colleges, universities and educational institutes were shut down on November 26 aimd the second wave of COVID-19 coronavirus.