All the public and private sector educational institutions in the Punjab shall observe school timings 9:00 am to 2:30 pm from Monday to Thursday and on Saturdays. On Friday, the school timings will be from 9:00 am to 12:15 pm. Secretary Schools Education Department Punjab Dr. Allah Bakhsh Malik has issued a formal notification in this regard. According to the notification, these timings will be observed with immediate effect till further orders. The step has been taken in view of the situation resulting due to intense smog across the province, concluded the notification.