LARKANA, Aug 9: Students of government-run institutions outshined their counterparts in privately-run schools and colleges in the annual examination for the Higher Secondary Certificate Part-II (pre-medical and pre-engineering group), according to results announced by the Larkana Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) on Saturday.

In pre-medical group, Sajid Ali Bhayo having seat No.41890 of Government Higher Secondary School Chak secured first position after obtaining 940 marks, Seerat Asghar and Ihsan Bashir Shaikh of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology with 939 and 938 marks, respectively, took second and third positions.

Ms Cheena Haidri Abro (37012) of Strathmore School System stood first with 949 marks, Fozia Soomro and Neelofar of Government Higher Secondary School Wagan got 941 each to share the second position and Ambreen Shaikh of Sindh Science College obtained 973 marks to make it to the third.

In the pre-engineering group, Prince Ali Raza Tunio of

Cadet College Larkana and Maneesh of Government Degree College Larkana obtained 933 marks each to share the first position.

Waseem Ahmed Soomro of Public School Larkana obtained 931 marks and stood second and Anwar Ali Baloch of Cadet College Larkana secrured 926 marks to clinch the third.

The positions of female candidates of pre-engineering group would be announced later, the announcement said, adding, that a total of 9,007 candidates appeared in examinations for pre-medical group and only 88 could clinch A-1 grade whereas the result of 409 candidates had been withheld on charges of using unfair means.

The combined pass percentage stood at 77.39 per cent, with 1,169 placed in A-grade, 3,105 in B-grade, 2,280 in C-grade and 329 in D-grade.

In pre-engineering group, the overall pass percentage was 75.10 per cent and 3,459 candidates appeared in examination with only 52 managing to obtain A-1 grade.

The board had withheld the result of 163 candidates for using unfair means, the announcement said and added that 367 candidates passed in A-grade, 1,071 in B-grade, 915 in C-grade and 193 in D-grade.