Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat has clarified that the provincial government has not announced a ban on all tuition centers, dismissing social media claims suggesting otherwise. The clarification came after a graphic circulating online claimed that the minister had ordered the closure of all tuition centers operating in residential areas following last month’s tragic roof collapse at a tuition academy in Lahore, which killed 14 children.

Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat has clarified that the provincial government has not announced a ban on all tuition centers, dismissing social media claims suggesting otherwise.

The clarification came after a graphic circulating online claimed that the minister had ordered the closure of all tuition centers operating in residential areas following last month’s tragic roof collapse at a tuition academy in Lahore, which killed 14 children.

Responding to the claims, Rana Sikandar Hayat said the government has only decided to take action against unregistered tuition academies that fail to obtain the required fitness certificate.

The minister said academies operating without the mandatory fitness certificate will be closed from September. He added that the registration of tuition academies falls under the jurisdiction of the relevant deputy commissioners and that a province-wide survey of these institutions is currently underway.

Meanwhile, the minister’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Noor-ul-Huda, also rejected the viral claim that the Punjab government had decided to shut down all tuition centers.

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