Islamabad, Sep 18 (TIWN) Within 72 hours of Pakistan reopening educational institutions accross the country after six months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, more than 35 of them were asked to shut for flouting health guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs) laid down by the government to prevent the virus' spread.

This statement on Friday, the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) revealed that in the past 24 hours, at least "10 educational institutions were shut down in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province while three were closed in Sindh for non-compliance of health guidelines and protocols and disease prevalence".