In Federal Board, Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) Examinations 2024, girls secured 13 of the top 15 spots, making a nearly perfect sweep.

At a ceremony held at Islamabad College for Girls, F-11/3, the board announced the results. Of the 20 position holders, 16 were girls, and 14 were affiliated with different educational institutions in the Potohar district.

The HSSC-II exams were administered in April and May of this year to 89,261 candidates. Of those, 72,653 were found to have passed all subjects, yielding an 82.58 pass percentage.

During the ceremony, the FBISE also announced the HSSC Part I results, with a calculated pass percentage of 58.75.

The chief guest during the occasion, which was attended by the position holders, their parents, teachers, and institutional heads, was Minister for Education Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui.

FBISE Chairman Junaid Akhlaq used a PowerPoint presentation to highlight the key findings.

Aruba Asim of Punjab College of Information Technology (PCIT) for Women, Sargodha, secured the top spot in the pre-medical category with 1,065 marks out of 1,100, according to the results.

Tehreem Imran from Army Public School and College in Gujranwala Cantt and Hajra Najeeb from Army Public School and College (APSC) on Humayun Road in Rawalpindi Cantt shared the second spot in the pre-medical group. Each of the females received 1,054 points.

Afia Wajid of APSC, Humayun Road, Rawalpindi Cantt, and Aiman Riaz of APC, Tufail Road, Lahore Cantt, tied for third place in the pre-medical group with 1,053 points apiece.

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Huda Ali Murtaza of Hitec School and College for Girls, Taxila Cantt, took first place in the pre-engineering group with 1,045 marks.

Abdullah Jawad of Siddeeq Public School and College (SPSC), Madina Town, Islamabad, won the second place in the group with 1,043 points. 

Mohammed Haseeb Iqbal of the SPSC, Islamabad, and Zayna Qasim of the APS, Fort Road, Rawalpindi, have been sharing the third spot in the group. Both pupils received a grade of 1,037.

Nearly every student in the position credited their parents and the diligent effort of their individual teachers for their accomplishments.

The first person in the pre-engineering group, Huda Ali Murtaza, stated that she used to study for nine to fourteen hours every day. Although she claimed to have selected the topic out of personal interest, she did mention that her father was an engineer.

The moment had come, according to Federal Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, to transfer the reins of power in the nation to the younger generation. He underlined how important it is to let women contribute to the growth of their nation.

The minister stated without explanation that Pakistan's young population exceeded Bangladesh's total population, a nation whose students overthrew an elected government through a revolution.