Karachi Board Chairman Steps Down Over Exam Scandal

Ghulam Hussain Sohoo resigned from his post as chairman of the Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK), officially submitting his resignation to the Secretary of the Sindh Boards Department.

The resignation has now been forwarded by the Minister for Boards to the controlling authority, which will decide whether to accept it or pursue further disciplinary proceedings.

A probe committee had earlier recommended that Sohoo be suspended immediately and that criminal proceedings be initiated against him by the Anti-Corruption Establishment of Sindh.

The report found that 170 examination centres were relocated during the exams, causing disruption and confusion for students across the city.

It also alleged that the chairman was directly involved in facilitating the relocation process alongside several individuals named in the inquiry findings submitted to authorities.

Agents and officials, including Manzoor Solangi, Imran Butt, Raja Fayyaz, and Miraj Ali, were identified as facilitating unauthorised changes to examination centre locations.

The inquiry recommended disciplinary action against other board officials, including the secretary and deputy controller, in accordance with applicable rules and procedures.

The recently concluded Karachi matric examinations were disrupted by widespread reports of paper leaks, bribery allegations, and serious failures in basic administrative arrangements.

Students who had previously appeared at one examination centre were later informed through official letters that their centres had been relocated to entirely different locations without prior notice.

Serious concerns about paper security also emerged when a Computer Science paper and its answers were found circulating on social media at least twenty minutes before the exam started.

Security lapses were additionally reported, with at least two incidents involving students allegedly bringing daggers into examination centres, with facilities described as wholly inadequate.

Broken fans, load shedding, and poor facilities were reported at several centres, while some students were assigned venues located far from their registered schools without explanation.

Allegations also emerged that so-called home centres had been created within certain schools in direct violation of examination rules and regulations established by the board.

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