All queries regarding board exams to be answered on Monday: Shafqat Mahmood

• He said said cancellation of exam was taken reluctantly in the larger interest of safety of students.
• Government has canceled all board exams due to coronavirus pandemic.

Following confusion regarding the government's decision to cancel all board exams due to coronavirus pandemic, Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood has assured that all queries will be answered on Monday.

In a tweet from his official Twitter handle on Friday, the minister said cancellation of exam was taken reluctantly in the larger interest of safety of students. He further said that a number of clarifications have been sought by students who were giving composite class 12 exam or hoped to do better in 12 compared to 11 or reappear.

"We will answer all queries Monday," the education minister assured.

A number of clarifications have been sought after Board exam cancellation by students who were giving composite class 12 exam or hoped to do better in 12 compared to 11 or reappear, and private students or those having supplementaries etc. We will answer all queries Monday

— Shafqat Mahmood (@Shafqat_Mahmood) May 8, 2020

On Thursday, the government announced that all education institutions will remain closed till July 15. The government also announced that all board exams throughout the country have been canceled.

Mahmood said that now students will be assessed on their previous performance in board exams. Following this decision, students took to social media and expressed their confusion.

Two important decisions taken by PM Imran Khan in the NCC today. One, All educational institutions will remain closed till July 15. Two, ALL Board exams throughout the country have been cancelled. Students would be assessed on their previous performance in Board exams.

— Shafqat Mahmood (@Shafqat_Mahmood) May 7, 2020