Pakistan, March 25 -- The Sindh Assembly's parliamentary committee has approved grace marks for first-year science students in Karachi. This decision comes after concerns about poor performance in science subjects. Students will receive an additional 15% marks in Physics and Mathematics and 20% in Chemistry. Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Shah announced this measure during a press conference on Tuesday.

The approval follows a report by a fact-finding committee, led by Dr. Sarosh Lodhi, the former Vice Chancellor of NED University. The committee was formed to investigate the poor results of Karachi students in the intermediate part-I exams. It revealed that students in Karachi have underperformed consistently over the last eight yea...