PEC results

LAHORE, March 30: The Punjab Examination Commission (PEC) on Wednesday night declared the Grade-V and -VIII results and sent gazettes to all 36 districts for formal declaration of results on Thursday (today). PEC Chief Executive Officer Capt Naseem Nawaz told Dawn that the overall Grade-V results stood at little over 88 per cent, while Grade-VIII results were around 84 per cent. He said the commission had also promoted all those candidates with a star mark, who could not qualify one paper. He said the students promoted with a star mark would serve as an accountability of respective students' teachers.