Karachi: Girls secured 65 percent of the top positions in this year’s Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKU-EB) results, as more than 26, 000 students across Pakistan appeared in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) examinations.
A total of 124 students secured national and regional overall positions, including group-wise positions in Science, Humanities, Pre-Medical, Pre-Engineering, Commerce, and other.
At the HSSC level, Hafsa Bugti of IBA Community College, Khairpur, secured the National Overall first position and the Regional Overall First Position in Sindh at the SSC level, Muhammad Saad of Korangi Academy, Karachi and Yumna Wajeeh of P. E. C. H. S. Girls’ School, Karachi, shared the National Overall First Position, both also topping Sindh regionally.
Regional first positions went to students from every corner of the country. At the HSSC level, they were achieved by Abdul Basit of Nusrat Jehan Academy Inter College, Chenab Nagar (Punjab), Aliza Ehsan of Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Gilgit (Gilgit-Baltistan), and Muniba Aziz of The Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Kuragh (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa); at the SSC level, by Muneefa Ahmad of Maryam Siddiqa Girls Higher Secondary School, Chenab Nagar (Punjab), Kawish Mir of Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Gahkuch, Ghizer (Gilgit-Baltistan), and Noman Hashim of Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Chitral (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa).
The results reflect a national spread of achievement as Sindh recorded eight regional overall position holders, Gilgit-Baltistan eight, Punjab seven, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa six.
Dr Naveed Yousuf, Chief Executive Officer of AKU-EB, congratulated the students and the people behind them. “These results represent the hard work of students, teachers, families, and schools across Pakistan. Their achievements remind us that education is at its best when it cultivates curiosity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, laying the foundation for success in higher education and preparing young people to thrive in an increasingly complex and rapidly changing world. ‘
The Aga Khan University Examination Board congratulates all students, parents, teachers, school leaders, examiners, and affiliated schools on the successful completion of the 2026 Annual Examinations.