The Sindh government has launched a strict crackdown over a scandal involving the issuance of fake matriculation certificates and examination irregularities in the Mirpurkhas Education Board.
On the instructions of the provincial minister for universities and boards, Muhammad Ismail Rahoo, the Department of Boards and Universities has constituted a high-level inquiry committee, while the officers involved have been suspended.
According to a notification issued under Minister Rahoo’s directives, Vice Chancellor Sindh University Prof Dr Fateh Muhammad Mari, has been appointed as the convener of the three-member committee. The other members include Vice Chancellor University of Sufism and Modern Sciences Bhit Shah, Prof Dr Imamuddin Khushk, and Chairman Shaheed Benazirabad Education Board Prof Asif Ali Memon.
The committee has been instructed to complete investigations within one month, identify those responsible, and submit a report. According to the spokesperson, based on investigations by the Anti-Corruption Establishment and registered FIRs, key board officials—IT Manager Azam Khan and Superintendent (HSC Secretariat) Muhammad Shahid—have been immediately suspended. Controller Examinations Anwar Aleem Khanzada had already been suspended for alleged involvement in the scandal.
Rahoo has made it clear that corruption, forgery, and violation of merit in educational institutions will not be tolerated under any circumstances. He stated that the inquiry committee has been given full authority not only to uncover the facts but also to identify flaws in the system and ensure strict legal and departmental action against those responsible.
He further said that if more officers or employees are found involved during the investigation, they too will face strict action without discrimination, so that the credibility of the education system is restored and transparency ensured.
