LAHORE: As many as 123,060 students passed the Intermediate Part-II annual examinations conductedbytheBoardofIntermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Lahore, with an overall pass percentage of 64.98 per cent.
According to the results announced by the board on Wednesday, 189,373 candidates appeared in the examinations, while 192,950 had registered.
Around 35pc of the candidates who appeared could not pass the examination.
The results were formally announced at a ceremony attended by Punjab Minister for School and Higher Education Rana Sikandar Hayat, Task Force Committee on Boards Chairman Muzammil Mahmood and BISE Lahore Chairman Dr Badrul Islam.
The officials jointly pressed a button to make the results avail-able online. Two first-position holders were awarded laptops, Rs100,000 cash prizes and medals each, while students securing second and third positions were given Rs100,000 and medals.
Mr Hayat congratulated the successful candidates, position holders, teachers and parents,saying the government would provide resources and support for students pursuing higher education.
BAHAWALPUR: In Bahawalpur, 36,304 candidates out of 60,592 were declared successful with a pass percentage of 66.01.
Divisional Commissioner IrfanAli Kathia along with IUB Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Kamran and BISE Chairman Ishtiaq Ahmed Gondal distributed medals and prizes among the position-holders.
TOBA TEK SINGH: As many as 77,708 candidates out of the total 109,245 were declared successful with a success ratio of 71.13pc.
NAROWAL: Federal Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal attended the ceremony at the University of Engineering and Technology, Narowal, where the results of the annual examinations were announced for Gujranwala BISE.
Addressing the ceremony, Mr Iqbal congratulated the position holders as well as their parents and teachers. He remarked that this achievement would instill a spirit to work even harder in the students. He emphasised that it was the students’ duty to work hard and lead both themselves and their beloved homeland toward success in the future.