Student Twitter asks Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood for early winter vacations

Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood is once again the subject of a barrage of memes on social media. Twitter has become an open forum for people, especially students, to plead their case to Mahmood. After examinations were delayed in April, they now want winter vacations in December.

The minister tweeted on Tuesday night that a proposal has been put forward for vacations from December 25 to January 4. However, students reasoned that this was unfair. They want vacations earlier in the month.

A Twitter user said the date mentioned in the minister’s tweet falls on the weekend, so announcing it from a Saturday is “nonsense.”

In response, other students presented the air quality index of Punjab asking the minister to begin the winter holidays earlier.

However, Pakistani student Twitter couldn't help but slip in a few jokes with their requests. As usual, memes have bombarded our social media and we can’t help but have a laugh along with the students.

Some people reminded Mahmood that Lahore topped the list of most polluted cities in the world.

Education ministers met on Tuesday to discuss whether vacations should be pushed back to the end of January due to an ongoing vaccination drive. However, a final decision will be made at an NCOC meeting today (Wednesday).

Students have been reacting differently but most of them aren’t happy with the thought of holidays in January. A few even shared their thoughts about how having a winter break in January is not going to help students in any way. They argued that people are more prone to illnesses and there is a lack of gas in the country, making it difficult to come to school in the morning.

One user also asked why the cold weather and students' health aren’t the first things the government is considering.

Some students, on the other hand, begged the minister to keep schools open for them to catch up on what they missed during lockdown.

Last time student Twitter appealed to the minister to postpone exams it worked, so we wonder if they'll be successful this time around.