Students who say give more time can appear in supplementary exams, advises Shafqat Mahmood

Taking to Twitter, the education minister in response to PML-N leaders Khawaja Saad Rafique and Ahsan Iqbal said, “Those students who say give more time can always appear in supplementary exams taken 2/3 months by all boards. Why should these exams be postponed and students who have been studying be penalised.”

Those students who say give more time can always appear in supplementary exams taken 2/3 months by all boards. Why should these exams be postponed and students who have been studying be penalised

— Shafqat Mahmood (@Shafqat_Mahmood) July 9, 2021

The Federal Minister for Education questioned that why the examinations should be postponed and why the students who are preparing should be penalised.

Further, he wrote: “Exams are starting tomorrow in the remaining provinces and federating units. Wish all students taking exams from tomorrow the very best. Inshallah all will do well.”

Exams are starting tomorrow in the remaining provinces and federating units. Wish all students taking exams from tomorrow the very best. Inshallah all will do well

— Shafqat Mahmood (@Shafqat_Mahmood) July 9, 2021

In response to MNAs he said, parliamentarians should also know that after the 18th amendment, out of 30 Boards, only one board, the federal board is under the federal government.

They also should know that after 18th amendment, out of 30 Boards, only one board, the fed board is under the federal government. Yet they were pretending that one order from federal minister can stop exams across the country. Again just a failed attempt at cheap politics

— Shafqat Mahmood (@Shafqat_Mahmood) July 9, 2021

Saad Rafiq/Ahsan Iqbal should know if they claim to be educated that exams are the best measure of students ability and class 12 important as they have to go to universities and professional colleges. Why should hardworking students be discriminated against. Stop cheap politics

— Shafqat Mahmood (@Shafqat_Mahmood) July 9, 2021

They know that decision to take exams was taken unanimously by all federating units including N govt in AJK, and PPP in Sindh. They know that students cannot be promoted on the basis of previous exams as there were no exams last year. 2/3

— Shafqat Mahmood (@Shafqat_Mahmood) July 9, 2021

No surprise that N league, which is breaking apart, is playing politics with students to gain cheap popularity. People like Ahsan Iqbal and Saad Rafiq know that exams have already happened in Baluchistan and Sindh, therefore other students cannot be treated differently 1/2

— Shafqat Mahmood (@Shafqat_Mahmood) July 9, 2021