LAHORE: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Shafqat Mehmood has reiterated that examinations of educational institutions would neither be postponed nor would be cancelled.
Talking to media at the launching ceremony of five Urdu and English poetry books by Farzana Aqib at Al-Hamra Arts Council, the education minister advised the students to continue with their studies because their examinations would not be postponed or cancelled.
“No student will be given grades without taking his or her respective examination this year. The 9th, 10th and intermediate examinations are about to start in a few days, therefore I advise students to focus on their studies as no exam will be postponed or cancelled,” he said categorically.
The added this was also a message for those students, who were hoping that their examinations might be cancelled, as it would not happen. Many students have urged the education minister to cancel or delay examinations and have launched a campaign on social media.
The federal minister mentioned that conducting educational examinations was the unanimous decision of all the provinces and the examinations would be held in accordance with the schedules announced by the educational boards.
Regarding summer vacations, he said that the prerogative lies with the provincial government to decide the matter. He said educational activities could continue where schools could be opened. “We have to make up for the loss of children’s education as well,” he added.
To a question about setting up summer camps for children in private schools, he said that provinces would decide it, asserting that the education of children had already been hampered.
Earlier, the minister attended the book launching ceremony as chief guest. He appreciated the work and efforts of the author Farzana Aqib and said that the intellectual community was a great asset of society as they guide the people to the light of knowledge.
