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PPP MNA resigns over fake degree issue
PPP MNA Amir Yar Warn, one of several parliamentarians involved in fake degree cases, resigned from his seat on Thursday.
PPP MNA Amir Yar Warn resigned, who was accused of possessing a fake degree, resigned from his post on Thursday.
ISLAMABAD: PPP MNA Amir Yar Warn, one of several parliamentarians involved in fake degree cases, resigned from his seat on Thursday.
Sources said PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and National Assembly Speaker Fehmida Mirza have accepted his resignation.
The Supreme Court is currently hearing a fake degree case against Amir Yar Warn.
The MNA won the election from NA-184 as an independent candidate and later joined the PPP. The Election Commission is expected to announce by-elections on the vacated seat.
Meanwhile, PPP leader Sardar Asif Ahmed, while speaking to the media, said the courts should focus on other issues of more significance rather than taking up fake degrees cases.
There have been many cases of parliamentarians being disqualified for holding fake degrees in the past. Following much uproar, the HEC sent out 452 parliamentarians’ degrees for verification to relevant universities across the country.
The Punjab University has received 314 degrees in this connection. The University’s Registrar, Dr Naeem, said a committee has been formed to verify these degrees.
Similarly, the Karachi University has received 120 degrees which are being verified by a three-member committee headed by Dr Nasirud Din Khan.
Authorities of the Bahauddin Zakriya University in Multan and Islamia University in Bahawalpur have also been asked to verify 69 degrees of parliamentarians.
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Thats good. But they should also be punished because they have deceived the people and constitution.Recommend
I think that shows courage once feel bad about own mistake. I think this man has little good character. I think such type of people should excuse because they have standup and said we have committed wrong so going back.Recommend
Its a good move of the judiciary but until and unless a sense of self accountablity prevails, we can’t become a fair nation. Imagine that a politician who can go to such extreme dishonesty for coming into power, how creuly he will plunder the national exchequer, or he/she will become honest with the nation? I think that our politicians must attend a school where they are taught honesty or atleast humanity. What a petty and shame?Recommend
Great!
that’s what we call national spirit.. Well done…..Recommend
Great move by SC. They should be commended for this. Next should be an audit and disclosure of their parliamentary expenses. Many interesting details will certainly come to light.
Until we have honest leadership of the Nation, we will have a despondent and dishonest Nation.
However the intention of this move should not be to derail democracy.Recommend
Good to hear this piece of news! this is a first step towards getting rid of feudalism and other shortcomings seen in Pakistani politicsRecommend
PPP leader Sardar Asif Ahmed said courts should focus on other issues of more significance rather than taking up fake degrees cases.
Shame on him. MPA who are legislator of a country make this forgery.
They must be trial and 3 years ban on contesting any election.
But they will be awarded by Zardari & Gilani.Recommend
What a shame, our national and provincial assemblies are full of ignorant and uneducated people!Recommend
they are not just shame for the nation but they are setting the trneds for students like us. even after studyibg so hard for 16yrs we are searching for jobs and they having the fake degrees enjoy the Pakistani flag on their Government cars. shame shame shame for the nation, shame for this democracy and shame for President and shame for Governor who says DEGREE IS DEGREE WHETHER FAKE OR REAL. Wawo what a message our elders are giving to us. plz stop spending any further money on education and give all of us the FAKE DEGREES because DEGREE IS DEGREERecommend
I like it that it is weldon FOR region of NA 184Recommend