These are the stories, updates and developments we are following Thursday January 13, 2022 To close the schools or not? Education ministers are meeting Thursday to answer this question. The meeting will also consider a suggestion to hold classes on alternate days. The graph of coronavirus cases in Pakistan continues to rise as 3019 cases and five deaths were reported in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate is 6.12 percent. The worst situation is in Karachi where positivity rate has reached 20.22 percent. Mirpur, Lahore and Islamabad follow with 10 percent, 7.15 percent and 4.46 percent, respectively. Statistics 13 Jan 22: Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 49,270Positive Cases: 3.