RAWALPINDI, Jan 3: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) on Saturday announced the results of Higher Secondary School Certificate supplementary examination for 2008.

Out of Some 13,656 students appeared in the supplementary examination 3,527 were declared passed and the success ratio stood at 25.88 per cent.

The number of male students that appeared in the examination was 5,576 and only 1,558 could get through the exam.

Similarly the result of female students was no different as out of 7,212 only 1867 were able to pass the examination in the second attempt.

Talking to mediapersons, the BISE Chairman Dr Iftikhar Ahmed Baig said they had almost overcome the practice of unfair means as only two unfair means cases were reported in the supplementary examination.

Besides the chairman, Secretary board Professor Humayun Iqbal and Controller Professor Azam Khalid were present while announcing the results.