Lock Down Announcement by Government of the Punjab
Monday, March 23 2020
This is for information of all concerned that University is already closed as per the directives of Government of Pakistan received through Higher Education Department, and support/administrative staff is working with minimum man power to run the operations of their respective departments.
Now, as per instructions of Government of the Punjab, the Additional Chief Secretary (home) has issued the notification No. SO(IS-II)1-1/2004 dated March 23, 2020, announcing for the implementation of Lock Down in the Province of Punjab with effect from Tuesday, March 24, 2020, from 9:00 AM to Tuesday, April 07, 2020 9:00 AM. The silent features of the lockdown are as follows:
- There shall be a complete ban on all within city, inter-district and inter-province movement of people by all means.
- There shall also be a complete ban on gatherings of all kinds for social, religious, or any other purpose at any place, public or private.
- All offices, public and private shall remain closed.
Keeping in view the implementation and compliance of the above notification, the University will be completely closed, for support and administrative staff as well. The faculty is already working from home and delivering the online lectures to the students. From now onward, till further instructions, all the support and administrative staff will also start working from home and will be available on the mobile phones/computers during office hours for the support and facilitation of students and staff, as much as practically possible.
We request to all employees to stay at home and try to protect yourself and your family from this disease and stand together to face this challenge as one nation. You are also requested to please adhere all the guidelines and instructions issued from the Government for the prevention and protection of ourselves.
Stay Blessed, Stay at Home and Stay Safe.