The Permanent National Committee of the Assembly for Education has taken a strong notification of leaks reported in CAIE (Cambridge Evaluation International Education’s A Y o Level Exams, launching a formal investigation and raising doubts about the credibility of the Board in the country.
The decision follows a detailed session chaired by the head of the Azeem Zahid committee on Friday morning. The legislator Muhammad Ali Sarfaraz, who represents Faisalabad, presented video evidence of the filtered exams of the May session, citing students testimonies.
“These are undeniable evidence,” Sarfaraz said. “But only a limited number of students obtained from this irregularity. If Cambridge cancels the exams and applies the average classification, many others will suffer. They must resume the documents or reduce the threshold.”
The meeting brought to light an apparent regulatory gap. When asked who monitors Cambridge in Pakistan, federal ministry officials admitted that they do not supervise the British exam agency.
Dr. Ghulam Ali Mallah, executive director of the President’s Committee of the Board Inter (IBCC), said that his organization had not been officially involved with the supervision of Cambridge and that only was now learning from his responsibility.
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“When the newspaper of last year was leaked, we continue to ask for updates,” Mallah said. “We were never taken in confidence. We discovered through a warning of the Court.”
The committee concluded the session forming a subcommittee to investigate the leak leaks. Members include Dr. Aleem, Zeb Jafar, Sarfaraz and Dr. Mallah. The investigation will begin after June 16, at the request of the Cambridge representative in Pakistan, Uzma Yousaf.
Yousaf, who attended the meeting, caused criticism of the legislators after she seemed to divert the blame for the Pakistani local boards. “Students come to us due to the performance of local boards,” he said.
The members of the Committee rebuked the comments, emphasizing that not all Pakistani boards have a lower performance and the approach must remain in Cambridge problems.
If necessary, the subcommittee can communicate with the International Cambridge offices for greater investigation. The Permanent Committee also expressed concern about the limited mandate of Cambridge staff in Pakistan.
