ISLAMABAD: High-achieving Pakistani students were awarded at the Academic Awards Ceremony on Wednesday.

The ceremony was organised by the British Council and the United Kingdom’s largest awarding organisation, Pearson, for international GCSE and A Level students. The awarded students achieved outstanding results in these examinations, including highest in the world, in Asia and in the country.

More than 180 students received Edexcel awards in a number of categories, including Top in the World, Top in Asia, Top in Pakistan, High Achievement A* and A and Top-Performing Students. The organisers also recognised the efforts of the teachers behind the students’ success.

“Pearson focused on academic excellence, surging desire for knowledge, attitudinal change including tolerance and compassion, developing a sense of purpose and high achievement with the vision for tomorrow,” James Hampson, acting British Council Pakistan country director said.

Pearson Vice President General Qualifications Derek Richardson praised the efforts of the students and teachers for academic excellence. He said the UK government would ensure to create opportunities for Pakistani students to introduce foreign qualifications.

Published in Dawn, January 17th, 2019

Opinion

Editorial

Defining extremism
Updated 18 Mar, 2024

Defining extremism

Redefining extremism may well be the first step to clamping down on advocacy for Palestine.
Climate in focus
18 Mar, 2024

Climate in focus

IN a welcome order by the Supreme Court, the new government has been tasked with providing a report on actions taken...
Growing rabies concern
18 Mar, 2024

Growing rabies concern

DOG-BITE is an old problem in Pakistan. Amid a surfeit of public health challenges, rabies now seems poised to ...
Provincial share
Updated 17 Mar, 2024

Provincial share

PPP has aptly advised Centre to worry about improving its tax collection rather than eying provinces’ share of tax revenues.
X-communication
17 Mar, 2024

X-communication

IT has now been a month since Pakistani authorities decided that the country must be cut off from one of the...
Stateless humanity
17 Mar, 2024

Stateless humanity

THE endless hostility between India and Pakistan has reduced prisoners to mere statistics. Although the two ...