Karachi Board postponed matric exams scheduled for May 21-27

The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) postponed part I and part II matric exams, scheduled for May 21-27. This postponement came due to an expected dangerous heatwave in Karachi.

The National Disaster Management Authority and the Provincial Disaster Management Authority have issued heatwave alerts. Hence, BSEK released a notification to postpone exams.

According to this notification, the postponed part I and part II exams will resume on May 28, 2024. The board announced that the amended schedule of postponed papers would be released later.

The Sindh Minister of Boards and Universities, Muhammad Ali Malkani, has ordered the Karachi Board to postpone these exams. Following that, the Karachi Board postponed matric exams.

However, this announcement came one day after the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) announced exam postponement for five days till May 27. These exams had to begin on May 22, 2024.

Muhammad Ali said Sindh Chief Minsiter Murad Ali Shah accepted the postponing intermediate exams yesterday following the heatwave alert. According to a spokesperson for Murad Ali, CM gave the Universities and Boards’ Department instructions to change the date for scheduled exams.

The heatwave has surrounded Karachi city for the past two weeks, which left Karachiites sweating and exhausted. Meanwhile, meteorologists have predicted a sharp increase in temperature during the next ten days.

According to weather expert Jawad Memon, the temperature in Karachi may remain around 38 to 40 degrees centigrade, which would feel like 42°C due to extreme humidity.

*Dozens of people get affected by heatwave in Karachi every year*

Click here to read the updates on the Matric Part I physics paper leaked online in Karachi

Jawad also dismissed the chance of rain in the heavily populated city of Karachi for the next five to seven days. He emphasized that the current heat wave will persist and may witness a temperature rise.

Therefore, Sindh and Karachi authorities have decided to take possible precautionary measures to prevent inevitable happenings. Around 22 people died, and several fell sick last year due to a heat wave in Karachi.

However, massive deaths of around 1,200 people occurred in Karachi in 2015, which left about 50,000 people sick with extreme dehydration.