Schools in Sindh to remain closed on Nov 9 on account of Iqbal Day
The Sindh government announced on Wednesday that all public and private schools across the province would remain closed on Nov 9 (Monday) to mark the birth anniversary of Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal, the national poet of Pakistan. The Sindh Information Department posted a notification by the School Education and Literacy Department on the social media platform X. “In pursuance of the decision taken…
The Sindh government has decided to keep all schools closed on November 9, 2023, to observe the birth anniversary of Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal, the national poet of Pakistan. This announcement was made by the School Education and Literacy Department, as posted on social media platform X. The Sindh Information Department stated that the closure is in compliance with a decision made at a meeting of the Steering Committee on Education on February 12, 2023.
The closure applies to both public and private educational institutions under the School Education and Literacy Department's administrative control, both at the provincial and government levels.
Born on November 9, 1877, in Sialkot, Iqbal was a renowned poet, scholar, philosopher, and a key figure in the creation of Pakistan. At the Allahabad session of the Muslim League in 1930, he first introduced the two-nation theory, which laid the foundation for the nation's formation on August 14, 1947. Iqbal Day was once a regular national public holiday, but it was removed from the calendar in 2015 by the interior ministry without providing an official reason.
However, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government reinstated the holiday in 2022, leading to the current decision to observe the day on November 9, 2023.
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