LAHORE: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Shafqat Mahmood, has announced that class 9 and 11 examinations are not been cancelled and will be held as per schedule.

In his tweet shared on Wednesday night, Shafqat Mahmood dismissed all the rumours being circulated on social media regarding cancellation of class 9 and 11 exams. He tweeted, “Class 9 and 11 exams will take place according to the timetable of the respective boards.”

Class 9 and 11 exams will take place according to the time table of the respective boards. No truth in rumours that they will not be held

— Shafqat Mahmood (@Shafqat_Mahmood) May 5, 2021

Earlier, a notification was being circulated on social media which stated that the government was considering promoting grade 9 and 11 students without examinations, due to the rising coronavirus cases across the country.

Last month, the government cancelled O and A level exams, which will now be held in October-November. The education minister had announced that there will be no exams in the country till June 15.