Ministry of Federal Education has said that final examinations for Class 1 to 8th all around Pakistan are held internally and the decision to hold them or not rests with the provinces and individual schools.

According to a press release of the Ministry with reference to news item on TV channels and some Newspapers, it was clarified that no instructions to conduct Class 1 to 8 exams or otherwise were issued by the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training.

It said that the Ministry has issued no guidelines about grade 1 to 8 exams.

The Federal Directorate of Education, Islamabad, which is directly under the ministry, requested for permission for holding exams of grade 8 which was accorded.

Source: Radio Pakistan