GCE, IELTS, IGCSE and other exams scheduled for today cancelled: British Council Pakistan

British Council Pakistan has announced the cancellation of all General Certificate of Education (GCE), International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), International English Language Testing System (IELTS), and University of London exams scheduled for today, May 8, in the PM session across all Lahore venues.

In a post shared on its social media account X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday (today), the British Council stated that the decision was made “to prioritise the safety & security of candidates.”

Tensions between Pakistan and India remain tense. According to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Pakistan’s armed forces successfully shot down 25 Israeli-made Harop drones using both soft-kill (technical) and hard-kill (weapons) measures.

ISPR said India resorted to drone attacks in panic after suffering the loss of five modern aircraft, drones, multiple posts, and casualties in its offensive on May 6-7.

"The use of Israeli-made Harop drones is a clear sign of India's frustration," the statement added, noting that drone debris is being recovered from various parts of Pakistan.

ISPR confirmed that India has sustained considerable losses along the Line of Control (LoC), and "Pakistan’s armed forces are giving a crushing response to the enemy and are foiling all its nefarious designs.”