All Pakistan Private Schools Association (APPSA) has announced public holiday in educational institutions of Rawalpindi on Tuesday (today) due to fear of aftershocks of the earthquake. This announcement was made after an earthquake measuring 8.1 on Richter scale jolted several parts of country including the federal Capital and Rawalpindi on Monday afternoon. The quake claimed more than 130 lives and thousands others were wounded in related incidents.
The APPSA said that all educational institutions in Rawalpindi division will remain closed on Tuesday as according to PMD sources aftershocks were fear to shake during the next 24 hours.