SAHIWAL: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) on Wednesday cancelled class-IX maths paper (evening shift, Science Group II) because the paper came out of a packet in the morning shift at one of the centres in Okara city.

BISE Controller Naveed told Dawn that seven question papers of maths (Science Group II) came out of the packet during the morning shift envelop at the Government Model High School, Okara city centre. The matter was immediately reported to the Higher Education Department secretary.

Sanwal, a student, said he went to the centre to appear in the maths paper but learnt that the paper had been cancelled. Board sources said more than 45,000 students got suffered because of the glitch.

Dawn learnt from sources that Commissioner Shoaib Iqbal having dual charge of BISE chairman, immediately called a meeting at his office and formed a five-member committee to probe the matter.

The committee comprises the additional commissioner, director of colleges, controller examination, BISE, and two senior principals of colleges.

A source said Confidential Press senior official Rana Tariq had taken the responsibility of “wrong paper packing”.

The inquiry committee will submit its report in 24 hours.

As per the revised schedule, the maths paper will be held on May 16 as the board has issued a notification to all affiliated private and public institutions.

Published in Dawn, April 27th, 2023