Punishing the honest.

THERE is a strange concept of collective punishment in Sindh. Yet again, like the candidates of the Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) 2013, all candidates of CCE 2020 have been punished for the crimes of a few. On Feb 24, the Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered the CCE 2020 to be re-conducted.

This decision was made after the official assignee submitted the report to the court that the results of CCE 2020 were tampered with. A few influential candidates were granted additional marks so that they may be declared successful in the written examination.

However, this case could have been handled more prudently. The result of those candidates involved in tampering of the result should have been set aside, while the results of the remaining candidates should have been announced. There is no rocket science involved here. We must remember that the written examination was conducted in November 2020.

Now this task may be delegated to a competent authority, such as the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC), because the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) has lost its credibility to uphold transparency and meritocracy.

If the SPSC re-conducts this exami-nation...