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BU declares degrees of two parliamentarians as fake
Balochistan University declared the degrees two more parliamentarians as fake on Monday.
Deputy Speaker Balochistan Assembly Syed Matiullah Agha (L), FATA MNA Jawad Hussain (R)
Balochistan University declared the degrees of Deputy Speaker Balochistan Assembly Syed Matiullah Agha and FATA MNA Jawad Hussain as fake on Monday.
The Higher Education Commission had sent 58 degrees of parliamentarians to the university for authentication.
Earlier in the day Karachi University (KU) completed the verification of 106 degrees of parliamentarians on Monday, where it was revealed that three degrees could not be verified.
Pro-vice chancellor of KU confirmed that three degrees, including those of Yaqoob Bazinjo and Jamil Malik could not be verified. The chancellor added that the degree of Senator Faisal Raza Abidi was not sent to the university to be verified.
He claimed that Abidi only submitted a marks sheet, and the university degree cannot be verified on the basis of just that.
Higher Education Commission directed all universities to verify the degrees of politicians by July 13th.
HEC has so far received feedback on 234 degrees of members of parliaments after verification from 22 universities. The Commission says 36 of the degrees issued by foreign universities are pending verification reports.
A number of degrees belonging to parliamentarians sent to Punjab University for verification were found to be missing, sources stated.
The degrees of as many as 313 parliamentarians were sent to the Punjab University, out of which 200 degrees have been verified while the record of some of the degrees has been found missing.
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I wish Abidi can be disqualified from each and every position!Recommend
wow….. I want to sing a song once again..”Mr. Fraudiye”…by Haroon & Fakhir! for the Provincial & National Assembalies..
Allah is giving us punishment for our Mistakes!!!Recommend
Degrees found missing? :). sometimes I wonder normal people like us study a lot as compared to these parlimentarians, you know doing masters and all, and at the end of the day they are the one who are ruling the country. But look at the bright side, we can be proud of our self on what we are, our head will never be down..Always up :)
/Khizer
http://khizer-jalal.blogspot.comRecommend
I wish the same!Recommend
Why no MQMer has caught in fake degree issue ?Recommend
I am sure that this Maulana will lead prayers and deliver sermons advocating honesty, justice and faiplay.
Shame Shame shame………..on these peopleRecommend
I am so enjoying this dance on fake degree record. The show has just begun. Let everyone from all walks of life enjoy this melody. Let it begin for Doctors, engineers and all these other bureaucrats who have sucked our blood for years and are still on our blood. Let the show begin….Recommend
why wish for those who never wish and no feelings for common people of this nation???
Political secratary of President , former president of Karachi division..huh…. gud for nothing.Recommend
Woww… MQM the only party with no fake degree holders.. :)Recommend
” A degree is a degree” – CM Balochistan;
big dealRecommend
PML,N is leading the race. Keep it up guys let no one beat you.Recommend
I rember those nights and days during which i parepared my self for Examination of M.A Mass Communication.
B.A was also tough ………but Degree is degree……..Recommend
@fact finder
i guess ANP is also clean from this rubbish so far….may be i will be wrong because in last 3/4 days many cases have come please correct me if am wrong…
Jamshed dasti was disqualified by Supreme court but still he is part of NA after winning the wel supported campaign by Prime Minister. i dont know what will be the benefit. Media is inviting disqualified person(dasti) in different talk shows. gradually others can be part of Assembly.Recommend
u should b ashamedRecommend
Credit goes to our geovernment, these should’ve been checked in first place.Recommend
its good that mqm is the only party having good position in the degree issueRecommend
yes biLal it is good…Recommend
i think that all the credit goes to our judiciary, who is taking these fake degree holders with an iron hand.
illiterate rulers are running the govt…ledong the country toward destruction. shame pakistani leaders and public also who appoint these people through their precious vote. shame shame shame….. parliamentariansRecommend
hafiz saqib u r absolutely right….priority is being given to illiterates over educated..Recommend