Greased Palms.

The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education conducts nationwide examinations every year claiming an 'Extremely Fair' and an unbiased environment. As someone who took the recently held first-year exams, my experience suggests otherwise.

Sitting for my exam at BISE's Main Exam Centre at Lawrence Road Lahore, even with a camera installed in my hall, I have seen some greased palms helping students cheat through the exam. The invigilator for my row felt no shame in assisting the group of students to my right and my back. Talking to them as his fellows he allowed them to talk and get help from ones around them while others weren't allowed to move their necks. Watching me fill up my answer sheets, the invigilator came to me and bluntly asked me to share my answers with that group of students. After being ignored for the first and second time, he did not hesitate and thrice asked me to share my answers.

This is what I saw happen at BISE's Main Examination Centre in Lahore and I could only imagine what would be the situation in the many hundreds or thousands of examination centers around the city or even around the country. I highly doubt if the...

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