Shafqat Mahmood rejects rumors of ban on ‘O and A’ level exams

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood has said that there was no plan to ban international exams like the O and A level.

On a social media website Twitter, Shafqat said “Unnecessary rumors were floating around that Government has decided to ban international exams like O and A level or Baccalaureate. There is no truth in this. These exams will continue”.

Unecessary rumours are floating around that Government has decided to ban international exams like O and A level or Baccalaureate. There is no truth in this. These exams will continue

— Shafqat Mahmood (@Shafqat_Mahmood) July 29, 2020

Earlier, Shafqat Mahmood had said that only the national single uniform curriculum can be helpful in bringing all the classes of society at one platform.

While chairing a meeting today to review the fresh development on Single National Curriculum the minister said the country was riddled with different systems of education, which was discriminatory for its children.

Shafqat Mehmood said the dream of “One Nation” and “United Pakistan” cannot be achieved until the classification system not end in the country.

The national curriculum was implemented in the developed countries of Europe while it was also successfully applied by some Asian Countries, he added.

He assured that the standard of the single national curriculum in Pakistan will not be lower than the international level.

He instructed the officials to inform the provinces and all relevant stakeholders about the new development in a single national curriculum, adding that in that regard at least two monthly meetings would be arranged with the provinces and other stakeholders.