KARACHI: The schools operating under the Aga Khan University Exam­ination Board (AKU-EB) conducted all exams at their facilities as per schedule on Thursday.

The AKU-EB on Wednesday announced that the despite the deadly attack on the community bus that killed more than 40 people, “examinations will be conducted as per schedule”.

Although the University of Karachi and the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi postponed the scheduled exams for Thursday following the government announcement to observe a day of mourning, the AKU-EB in an immediate response anno­unced that it would go ahead with the scheduled educational activities at its schools.

Published in Dawn, May 15th, 2015

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