ISLAMABAD, APR 25 (DNA) – The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has shown serious concern over leakage of personal information of students from Balochistan and Erstwhile FATA who have applied for HEC scholarship to pursue their studies in medical and dental colleges.

Taking immediate notice of an unofficial merit list circulating on social media, the spokesperson HEC has stated that an investigation to determine those responsible for leakage of provisional merit list to the social media will be initiated. In this context Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) will be requested to investigate and identify the perpetrators who had access to the confidential document.

Disquiet prevails amongst the students of Balochistan and erstwhile  FATA for posting their personal information on social media. HEC has underscored that the merit list circulating on social media under the project “Provision of Higher Education Opportunities for Students of Balochistan & FATA (Phase-II)” for placement of selected students in Medical and Dental Colleges is  an unfinished document not meant for release.=DNA

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