Moonis Elahi calls for delaying exams

PML-Q leader Moonis Elahi has again asked the government to defer inter and matric examinations keeping in view the surging coronavirus cases, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

In a tweet uploaded on Saturday, Moonis Elahi said as the examinations began there was also a possibility of rise in coronavirus infections.

ایک طرف طلبا کے بورڈ امتحان اور دوسری طرف کورونا کے کیسز میں پھر اضافہ کا امکان ! وزارت تعلیم ضد چھوڑے ،بچوں کی صحت ،زندگی اور مستقبل کا سوچے ۔کیا وبا پھر پھیل گئی تو اس کا امتحانی مراکز میں آپ داخلہ بند کر سکتے ہیں؟#CancelExamsSaveLives#cancelboardexams2021@Shafqat_Mahmood

— Moonis Elahi (@MoonisElahi) July 10, 2021

He said the education ministry should not insist on holding the exams. “The ministry should rather think about students’ life, health and future,” he added.

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He asked the ministry whether it can stop the pandemic from entering examination centres if it raises its ugly head again.