Mobile phone use in schools is prohibited per KP government policy.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it is illegal to use a cell phone in class.

The Directorate of Education Department has requested that all district education officers prohibit cell phone use during school hours in a letter that was addressed to them.

The Department of Education claims that since using a phone while in class interferes with students’ academic performance, it should be prohibited.

The letter further stated that all staff members will give their cell phones to the institution’s leaders first thing in the morning.

In the post, it is instructed that staff members should contact the school head’s landline or cell phone in an emergency.

Earlier, on Sunday, the Health Ministry launched the country’s second-wide polio vaccination campaign of the year, reiterating Pakistan’s commitment to shielding all children from the virus that causes paralysis.

In the course of this second campaign of 2024, which will take place nationwide from February 26 to March 3 and in 33 districts of KP from March 2 to March 6, around 45.8 million children under the age of five will receive vaccinations.