The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Sahiwal has withheld the matriculation results of 409 candidates from the Secondary School Certificate First Annual Examination 2026 over discrepancies found in their fee vouchers.
The results were held back after the board accounts department began auditing and reconciling paid fee vouchers of all examinees against actual bank statements. The verification exercise found that deposits for some students, who had submitted regular examination fees of around Rs4,000 to Rs4,500 on prescribed challan forms, were not reflected in bank records.
Around 276,999 students appeared in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 examinations this year. The mismatch between submitted challans and bank statements raised concerns of financial embezzlement, mismanagement and possible irregularities within the fee collection process.
A four-member high-level fact-finding committee has been formed by the commissioner to investigate the alleged financial irregularities. The committee is headed by Commissioner Office Development and Finance Director Shafique Ahmad Dogar, who told media that the report was being finalised and would be completed within two to three days.
Assistant Commissioner Gulam Hussain, who has held additional charge of board secretary since January 2026, confirmed to Dawn that a probe was underway. He said that although the matric results had already been announced, some results were subsequently halted, and the committee was scrutinising all examination fee challans.
A facilitation center has been set up at the BISE Sahiwal premises where affected students can consult officials and submit their fee challan data for verification.
