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Express Tribune
12-08-2025
- General
- Express Tribune
Cambridge releases AS & A Level results amid paper leak
Listen to article Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) announced AS and A Level results for the May–June 2025 examination session in Pakistan on Tuesday, amid ongoing controversy over alleged paper leaks. 'Congratulations to all our learners receiving their June 2025 results! Your hard work, dedication, and remarkable resilience – despite the uncertainty caused by regional tensions and alleged paper leaks – is truly inspiring," said Uzma Yousuf, CAIE country director for Pakistan. CAIE said that it has launched an official investigation into the paper leaks in collaboration with the government of Pakistan. The organisation announced that students affected by the leaks would be offered free syllabus entry resits in the November 2025 exam series, applicable to those who sat one or more of the three affected papers. Over 100,000 students from over 700 schools sat for the June 2025 exam series for Cambridge International AS and A Level and Cambridge IGCSE and O Level this year in Pakistan. Cambridge received over 127,900 entries for Cambridge International AS and A Level in the June 2025 series from Pakistan.
Express Tribune
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
NA panel suggests free Cambridge resits
The National Assembly's Subcommittee on Education has recommended that students affected by the Cambridge paper leak be given the option to resit the compromised exams during the October/November 2025 session without having to pay any additional fee. The recommendation came following a meeting between the subcommittee and Cambridge International Education on Monday, where Cambridge officials shared additional details about their internal investigation into the leak of three exam papers in Pakistan. After reviewing Cambridge's findings, the subcommittee issued a statement, stating that affected students should be allowed a free retake, should they choose to sit the exam again. The committee noted that students must be given this right to safeguard both their confidence and academic future. Earlier, Cambridge had proposed awarding full marks for the compromised questions as a remedial measure, an approach that intended to benefit a majority of candidates. However, the parliamentary panel maintained that students who remain concerned or wish to improve their performance should be granted an opportunity to resit the exams. The committee acknowledged that Cambridge's investigation was transparent and credible, but called for a solution that ensures fairness and reassurance for all students. "While the full marks policy will benefit most students, those who feel anxious or want to improve their results should also have the option of a free resit," the committee stated. Country Director of Cambridge Assessment International Education Uzma Yousuf welcomed the move, saying that the organisation was committed to upholding global educational standards for Pakistani students. "Our mission is to prepare students across Pakistan to meet international academic standards. We were pleased to clarify our processes in today's meeting with the subcommittee," she said.
