Pakistan, April 13 -- The Chairman of the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) Karachi has issued new directives for the upcoming Class 9 and 10 examinations, instructing that female students must not be asked to remove their abaya or burqa at any exam centres.

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According to official guidelines issued by Chairman Ghulam Hussain, no complaints of cheating have been received from female examination centres, and therefore there is no justification for imposing additional dress-related checks on students. He emphasized that all exam centres must strictly respect the privacy and dignity of candidates.

The directive clearly states that female students appearing in matric ...