Syeda Huma Shah of Al Madina Model School receives her certificate for securing second position in the BISE Swat from MPA Fazal Hakim. — Dawn

MINGORA: Girls have clinched top three positions in the Secondary School Certificate examination held by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Swat.

The exam results were announced by BISE Swat controller (examinations) Professor Inayatullah during a special ceremony here, where local MPA Fazal Hakeem Khan was the chief guest.

Sabawoon of SPS College along with her jubilant father receives her first position certificate from MPA Fazal Hakim and BISE Swat Chairman Fazal Rahim.-Dawn

According to the results, 64,639 students sat the examination and 48,198 of them were successful with the pass rate coming to 84 per cent.

Sabawoon Shah of Swat Public School and College clinched the first position in the examination by securing 1,025 marks, while Andeel Rawan and Mahwish of Swat Public School and College, and Syed Huma Shah of Al Madina Model School and College shared the second position with 1,024 marks.

BISE declares 84pc of 64,639 candidates successful

Mehr Nigar of Al Madian Model School and College stood third by obtaining 1,023 marks.

In ninth grade examination, the pass percentage was 66 as of the 33,363 students, sat the exam, 21,881 were successful.

The high-achieving girls expressed happiness at their accomplishment and said girls in the region loved to get education as they wanted to serve the country by excelling in their respective fields.

“Though I studied 18 hours daily, I owe this success to my mother’s guidance. She is my ideal personality. Also, my teachers and studying environment at school contributed a lot to this achievement,” said Sabawoon Shah.

Mehr Nigar of Al Madina Model School receives her certificate for grabbing third position in the BISE Swat from MPA Fazal Hakim and BISE chairman Fazal Rahim. -Dawn

She said she worked 18-hours hard work enabled me to grab the second position

Her father, Afzal Shah, said his daughter had done him and family proud.

“I’m really proud to be the father of a brilliant student,” he said.

Another high-achiever, Syed Huma Shah, gave father the credit of her success saying he always encouraged her to study.

“This is the first step towards me becoming a doctor to serve the poor people,” she said.

Meher Nigar, who secured third position in the exams, said it was really a unique moment in her life to clinch one of the top positions in the board examination.

“I worked really hard and studied more than 16 hours daily to do well in the exam,” she said.

MPA Fazal Hakeem Khan congratulated high-achievers on the accomplishment and said the provision of excellent education and healthcare facilities to the people across the province was the top priority of the PTI government.

“Youths are the future of our nation, so they should get education to lead the nation’s development,” he said.

BISE Swat chairman Fazal Rahim Khan, who was also in attendance, said the examinations were conducted in a transparent manner.

PASSING-OUT PARADE: The passing-out parade of the police recruits was held at the Javed Iqbal Shaheed Police Lines here on Monday.

Additional Inspector General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police Dr Ishtiq Ahmad, who was the chief guest on the occasion, told participants that the police were ready to address threats to peace and development in the province.

He said the sacrifices of the police had led to the restoration of peace in Malakand division.

The AIG urged recruits to serve the people by ensuring the rule of law.

He said the government was spending huge sums of money of the police reforms.

Published in Dawn, June 21st, 2016