Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood has said the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has
allowed holding of professional exams. In a tweet on Thursday, Shafqat Mehmood said, “Please apply to the Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Isla
mabad with details of exam centres, number of students and SOPs to be followed.”
; He further said that if all arrangements are satisfactory, permission will be given promptly.
A day earlier, NCOC
allowed the reopening of schools in districts where the Covid-19 positivity ratio is less than 5 percen
t. The NCOC decided all SSC and HSSC exams will be held after June 20, while professi
onal and non-professional exams would take place on a case-to-case basis depending on recommendations from the Ministry of Education.