A class 9 matric student originally given zero marks in Biology by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Peshawar ended up with 72 marks following a court-ordered review of his answer sheet, stated his lawyer.
Advocate Arif Khan, the father of Abdul Aziz, took the matter to court through Advocate Amin Yousafzai after an initial rechecking request failed to fix the issue.
Board staff members insisted at first that the initial score was accurate and would remain unchanged, according to Yousafzai. Yet, the board gave Aziz 72 marks upon reviewing the paper based on instructions from the court.
The lawyer raised questions about the dependability of the complaint system used by the board, while expressing worry for students who do not have the awareness or resources to approach the courts.
The family also held back from sharing the story publicly due to worries about potential unfair treatment during the tenth-grade tests, the lawyer added.
Shah Nawaz Khan, a lecturer and educationist, urged better internal controls to catch errors in marking, tabulation, and result preparation prior to the publication of scores. A jump from zero to 72 marks demands a thorough investigation into testing and rechecking methods, he stated.
