Rawalpindi Schools Reopen Today After Security Shutdown

News Desk 

Rawalpindi: All educational institutions in Rawalpindi, which were closed earlier due to security concerns, reopened on Monday, the District Education Authority confirmed.

The authority stated that schools across the district have resumed normal operations, allowing students to return to classrooms after several days of disruption.

Abrar Ahmed Khan, a representative of the Private Schools Association, welcomed the reopening, saying the closure had disrupted students’ academic schedules, and resumption of classes was a positive development.

Meanwhile, BISE Rawalpindi Chairman Mohammad Adnan Khan announced that the English paper of the Matriculation Second Annual Examination in Jhelum district has been postponed following a request from the Deputy Commissioner Jhelum.

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He said a new date for the exam will be announced later, while examinations in Attock, Chakwal, Rawalpindi, Talagang, and Murree districts will continue as scheduled.

Pakistan’s public spending on education has fallen to a historic low, with cumulative expenditures by federal and provincial governments during the first nine months of fiscal year 2025 (July–March) amounting to just 0.8 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to official data.

This represents a sharp 29.4 percent drop in education-related spending compared to the same period last year, declining from Rs 1,251.06 billion in FY2024 to Rs 899.6 billion in FY2025. The deep cut comes amid growing concerns over Pakistan’s worsening education indicators, including out-of-school children, stagnant literacy rates, and inadequate infrastructure in public schools.

The current level of investment is significantly lower than the global average, where countries typically allocate between 4 to 6 percent of their GDP to the education sector. Education experts and policymakers warn that Pakistan’s continued underfunding of education risks derailing progress toward national development priorities and international commitments such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).