Girls bagging top positions in SSC-II exams a matter of pride for country; Rana Tanveer.

ISLAMABAD -- Minister for Education and Professional Training, Rana Tanveer Hussain Wednesday said that the girls bagging top positions in the SSC-II result announced today is a matter of pride for the whole country.

Addressing the matriculation result ceremony organized by the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE), the federal minister stated that 'It is heartening to know that the girls took top positions in the science and arts groups in SSC-II exams as compared to the boys'.

Rana Tanveer said that all the institutions that took the top positions belong to the Pakistan Army which reflects the quality and standard of education being practiced in those institutions.

The minister stated that the present government was focusing on enhancing the quality and standard of education in the country by taking various measures.

Speaking on the occasion, Chairman FBISE, Qaiser Alam said that the FBISE has initiated a series of reforms to transform the examinations system which is pre-requisite to raise the standard of education in the country.

He said that digital monitoring system, e-marking and digital mapping of examination centers and educational institutions were among the few initiatives which were taken by FBISE to improve examination procedure and education standard.

He said that after the...