What happened: Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, during the budget session, the Federal Minister of Education Shafqat Mehmood said that “exams of classes ninth, matric, first, and second-year would take place across the country after July 10, come what may.”
Background: Federal Minister of Education Shafqat Mehmood stated that several problems arose when the government decided not to conduct board examinations last year. He further added to his statement, “But now, we have decided that no grades will be awarded without exams. It is “unfortunate” that some called for no exams even now in parliament.” Shafqat Mehmood also told that the government was forced to close schools due to coronavirus and had to switch to an alternate mode of study that is online schooling. But now all the provinces of Pakistan including Azad and Jammu Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Sindh have decided to conduct board examinations unanimously. Click here to see more from ProperGaanda.