The Sindh government on Wednesday announced an extension in summer vacations of public and private colleges in the province due to ongoing heatwave and expected monsoon rains. 

The government notified the extension in an official statement issued on Wednesday. 

Under the administrative control of the College Education Department, the Sindh government extended the summer vacations till August 14, said a notification issued on Wednesday. 

"However the co-curricular activities regarding August 14 celebrations shall be organised in its letter and spirit," it added. 

Pakistan will mark 78th Independence Day on August 14, 2024, with traditional zeal and fervour.

As the heat continues to swelter Karachi and rest of the province, parts of Sindh and especially the port city is likely to get hit by another spell of monsoon rains between Wednesday and Sunday (July 24-28), depending on whether a weather system developing in the Bay of Bengal impacts Gujarat, India's coastal state.

A weather expert has forecast another spell of hot and humid weather starting Wednesday.

At the same time, he said a rain system, developing in the Bay of Bengal, might affect Sindh between July 24 and 28. He said if the same system hit India’s Gujarat then Karachi might also receive showers.