Reading fluency remains the neglected skill in the research and practices in language teaching and learning. Only a few research documents the classroom practices for developing reading fluency in public schools of Punjab, Pakistan. Qualitative research was conducted in a public school in Punjab to explore classroom practices in developing reading fluency. The interview and focus group discussions best suited the objective to reveal the current practices. The bilingual data collected was analyzed on NVivo 12 for developing themes and sub themes. The data revealed that the focus of language teaching in public schools is translation and grammar. Reading a textbook lesson is generally done once that too along with translation either word to word or line wise. The two reading techniques practiced in the classes are echo reading and round robin reading but this reading is not ‘Only English’ text reading but always done with translation either after the teacher or independently by the students who learn translation by heart. The teachers realize that developing fluency is important to language learning but do not use any technique for developing reading fluency as teaching practices are exam-driven hence not only fluency but reading skill remains neglected in public school classrooms.