ABBOTTABAD: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Abbottabad, cancelled the matriculation exam for Physics over paper leak on Monday after the exam began.

The BISE said the exam for the subject would be held on Wednesday (today).

It added that the SSC exams for Islamiyat Elective and Islamic History would take place as scheduled.

The board also announced the formation of a committee to look into the matter, name the culpable people, and submit a report within three days.

The committee consists of Iftikhar Ahmad as chairman and Mohammad Arshad, Kamran Maqbool and Ishaque Ahmad Akhunzada as members.

In Mansehra, the candidates were asked to leave the examination halls due to the cancellation of the SSC Physics paper almost an hour after the exam began.

The students claimed that the paper was cancelled after it went viral on social media in the morning.

They said the paper delivered to them in the examination centres was the same, which was posted on Facebook.

Meanwhile, the Tanzeeme Asatiza Pakistan, Haripur chapter, demanded strict action against those involved in the paper leak.

In a statement, the teachers’ association said the paper leak had stressed out students and their parents.

It said the BISE should involve law-enforcement and intelligence agencies for the probe.

The association also demanded the appointment of a permanent chairman to the Abbottabad BISE.

When contacted, acting chairperson of the Abbottabad BISE Dr Shaista Irshad Khan said she had ordered the paper’s cancellation to ‘protect the future of hundreds of students’. She said she would ensure strict legal action against the officials responsible for negligence or wrongdoing on the matter. — Dawn Report

Published in Dawn, April 3rd, 2019