LAHORE: The Punjab government has revised school timings in specific areas of Lahore during the Pakistan Super League (PSL 10) matches to avoid traffic congestion.
According to the notification issued by Punjab Education Department, the new timings will be applicable to 56 schools located nearby areas of the Gaddafi Stadium and along the cricket teams’ routes.
Public and private schools in the areas of Gulberg, Model Town, Ichhra, Jail Road, Ferozepur Road, Shadman, Canal Road, Upper Mall, and Zahoor Elahi Road will observe the new timing.
The schools in these areas will now open at 7:00 am and close at 12:00 pm, the notification added. Other schools in Lahore will continue operating according to their usual schedules.
The PSL matches in the provincial capital are scheduled on various dates between April 24 and May 18 and will start at 7 pm.
Meanwhile, practice matches for ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers have kicked off in the Walled City today. The final match of the Women’s World Cup Qualifiers Rounds in Lahore will be held on April 19.
Whereas, the PSL X will begin on April 11 with a match between defending champions Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars. The grand final of the tourney will take place at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on May 18, with a total of 34 matches scheduled over 37 days.
