Overview
- The Sindh minister for universities and boards ordered a 15-day inquiry Monday into reported paper leaks, bribery and mismanagement across Karachi’s matric exams.
- Police registered a case against a centre in-charge over alleged paid cheating, with an FIR citing Rs5,000 per paper demands, and the board blacklisted and closed the site.
- Geo News reported that a Computer Science paper with answers circulated on social media at least 20 minutes before the exam began.
- Students faced harsh conditions at multiple centres, including power outages, broken fans and furniture, heat and long travel, which made it harder to complete papers.
- The exam board told centres not to force girls to remove burqas or abayas and barred male invigilators in girls’ halls, while keeping phone bans, Section 144 and nearby photocopy shop closures in place.