Overview
- Lahore’s matriculation exams, which opened Friday, brought about 285,000 candidates to 880 centers across the city.
- Section 144, a legal order that bars public gatherings, is in force at exam sites, and officials say 26 centers are under CCTV monitoring to keep the process fair.
- Only registered candidates with valid identification can enter, and staff are turning away anyone not connected to the exams.
- BISE Lahore earlier labeled 14 centers in the city as sensitive, with additional sensitive sites named in Kasur, Sheikhupura, and Nankana Sahib to focus security resources.
- Officials list Arabic, Geography, and Pakistan Studies as the first-day papers, with the schedule running through April 16 before ninth-grade exams begin on April 17.