ISLAMKOT: As many as 52 students from villages across Thar Block II have passed the Federal Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education (FBISE) Islamabad Class 10 Annual Examination 2026.

Of the successful candidates, five secured A1 grades and 23 secured A grades.

Among the A1 scorers is Rehana from a village in Mithi, the first in her family to read and write. She walked into the same national examination as students from Pakistan’s most privileged schools, and outperformed most of them, said a press release issued here.

The schools these students attend are staffed by 249 locally trained female educators — 228 teachers and 21 principals — from the same communities as their students. Among these networks of 33 school units are with 4,935 children are enrolled and 41 per cent of them being girls.

These schools are operated by Thar Foundation, the CSR wing of Block II entities, which has invested in education, healthcare, livelihoods and more across Thar Block II and surrounding villages.

Published in Dawn, August 3rd, 2026