The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Training (FBISE) has introduced that the examinations scheduled for Could 10 (Wednesday) have been cancelled after violent protests ensued following former prime minister Imran Khan’s arrest.
The Pakistan Research examination for sophistication 9 won’t happen in Pakistan in addition to overseas, the board’s controller of examinations stated in an announcement, with the brand new date set to be introduced afterward.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Khan was arrested from the premises of the Islamabad Excessive Court docket (IHC) — performing on Nationwide Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) warrant.
Following his arrest, the PTI urged supporters all throughout Pakistan to protest and “block all roads, shut all retailers”.
Subsequently, PTI staff held protests in a number of cities, together with Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan, Peshawar, and Mardan.
The British Council has additionally cancelled all of the papers scheduled on Could 10, whereas the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Training, Hyderabad, Board of Secondary Training, Karachi have determined to proceed the exams.
In the meantime, Punjab schooling authorities have cancelled the ninth-class examination scheduled on Could 10.
In line with an announcement by the Punjab Greater Training Division (PHED), exams throughout the province have been cancelled and a brand new date shall be introduced later.
In a separate assertion, the PHED has ordered to shut all schools and universities within the province.