Minister proposes third-party validation amid alarm over high failure rate
\nDLP Report
\nPESHAWAR
\nThe Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday referred the issue of a large number of students failing in this year\u2019s matriculation examinations to the relevant standing committee, after opposition members raised concerns over alleged irregularities in results announced by educational boards across the province.
\nRaising the matter on a point of order, opposition MPA Arbab Usman described the outcomes as \u201calarming\u201d and said the scale of failures warranted an immediate review.
\nHe argued that the results had become a matter of public concern and that a transparent inquiry was needed to determine whether the examination process and compilation of marks had been conducted properly.
\n\u201cThe situation regarding the boards\u2019 results is a serious public issue. We need to examine why so many students have failed and whether there are flaws in the results,\u201d Mr Usman told the House. He urged the assembly to refer the matter to a committee for detailed scrutiny and remedial action.
\nResponding on behalf of the government, Provincial Minister for [portfolio not specified] Faisal Khan Tarkai acknowledged the concerns as \u201chighly important and valid.\u201d
\nHe said the government would examine the rules for constituting an investigative committee or commission and assured the House that the matter would not be ignored.
\nMr Tarkai endorsed the opposition\u2019s call for scrutiny and proposed a third-party validation to ensure an impartial review of the boards\u2019 results.
\n\u201cThis is an important public issue and requires practical steps for resolution. A third-party audit will help bring the facts to light in a transparent manner,\u201d he said.
\nFollowing the discussion, the Speaker put the matter before the House, which approved its referral to the relevant committee for examination.
\nThe debate comes amid growing questions over the matric results released by various educational boards in KP, where a notably high failure rate has sparked concern among students, parents and teachers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Minister proposes third-party validation amid alarm over high failure rate DLP Report PESHAWAR The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday referred the issue of a large number of students failing in this year\u2019s matriculation examinations to the relevant standing committee, after opposition members raised concerns over alleged irregularities in results announced by educational boards across the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-561223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"\n