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Educational institutes change time in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: School timings in the federal capital have been changed due to Dengue threat while the private schools have also been instructed to follow the new timings with effect from October 1, Geo News reported Friday. According to spokesman of Federal Directorate of Education Prof Waqar Ashraf, 420 federal schools and colleges will follow new timings from October 1. The educational institutions will commence classes from 8.30 am instead of 8 am and will be suspended following the old time. The classes in the evening shift will continue to follow previous schedule, the spokesman added. The institutions have been instructed to strictly ensure that the students wear full sleeves and pants.