KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has barred the National Testing Service (NTS) from re-conducting admission tests following the recent test papers leak, according to reports.
The court issued these directives while hearing a petition seeking an investigation into a leaked paper of the entry test conducted by the NTS last month.
SHC judge Justice Munib Akhtar expressed his anger over Sindh Health Ministry for not completing the investigation on a timely basis.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah had constituted a committee to investigate the issue which triggered protests by affected students in various cities of Sindh.
When inquired about findings of the investigation, the health secretary told the court that a fresh test will be conducted for the medical universities of Sindh.
Following the paper leak, Sindh government has decided to hold pre-admission tests for all government universities and colleges under the Higher Education Commission (HEC).
According to a notification, a new entry test will now be conducted, however, no extra fee will be taken from the people who appeared in the October 22 test.
About 21,000 students from across the province are estimated to take the test prepared by Dow University of Health Sciences.
