PESHAWAR: A leak of the Urdu question paper for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination, conducted by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Peshawar, has recently come to light.
According to a report by Mashriq TV aired on Thursday morning, the Urdu question paper for the SSC examination was found outside examination halls in Peshawar. This incident raises serious concerns about the board’s performance.
The report from the Monitoring Authority regarding the ongoing matriculation examinations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has unveiled serious concerns related to a paper leak scandal and suspicious activities in examination centres. During inspections conducted at 614 centres across the province, suspicious activities were observed in 37.46 per cent of them, with violations or unusual behaviour confirmed in more than one out of every three centres.
Specifically, 6.51 per cent of the cases were reported in Peshawar, 6.35 per cent in Abbottabad, 5.37 per cent in Kohat, and 5.05 per cent in both Bannu and Malakand. Additionally, unauthorised individuals were present at 12.54 per cent of locations, and the absence of identification for prohibited items was noted in 9.12 per cent of the centres, complicating the monitoring efforts.
Recently, the ninth-grade Islamic studies exam paper was discovered being sold in a solved format in Peshawar as soon as the exam began. This paper leak scandal has raised significant questions about the transparency of the examination process.
The Peshawar government imposed Section 144 during the SSC board examination to prevent cheating. However, a paper leak exposed the board management and examination hall examiners’ poor performance and failed to ensure transparency in the exam.
Deputy Commissioner Charsadda has imposed Section 144 across the district to ensure transparency during the annual Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations 2026 being held in various parts of the district.
Under the order, printing and sale of guidebooks, use of photostat machines, display of weapons and public gathering within 300 meters of the examination centres have been banned.
These restrictions will be in effect from April 1 to April 30, 2026, while legal action will be taken against violators.
