Pakistan

PPP, opposition big guns among non-cooperative members

Gilani, Chaudhry Nisar, Chaudhry Shujaat among list of members who failed to provide certificates to HEC.

Irfan Ghauri October 16, 2010

ISLAMABAD: Top politicians from both the ruling and opposition parties are among 428 legislators who did not cooperate with the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in completing the degree verification process.

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, chief of the Awami National Party (ANP) Asfandyar Wali, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and dozens of federal and provincial ministers are among those whose educational degrees could not be verified because they did not provide their Matriculation and Intermediate certificates to the HEC.

The MQM is the only party in the National Assembly and Senate whose members have been given a clean chit by the HEC.

The HEC recently handed over to the ECP a list carrying names of 428 ‘uncooperative’ parliamentarians who failed to produce their secondary and higher secondary school certificates.

The list contains names of 23 Senators, 138 members of the National Assembly, 153 of the Punjab Assembly, 21 of the Sindh Assembly, 83 of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and 11 members of the Balochistan Assembly.

PM’s non-cooperating cabinet members

1.Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi

2.Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira

3.Environment Minister Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi

4.Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour

5.Communications Minister Arbab Alamgir Khan

6.Minister for Popultation Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan

7.Minister for Youth Affairs Shahid Hasan Bhutto

8.Minister for States and Frontier Regions Mian Manzoor Wattoo

9.Food Minister Nazar Muhammad Gondal

10.Minister for Special Education and Social Welfare Samina Khalid Ghurki

11.Minister of State for Information Samsam Bukhari

12.Minister of State for Housing Chaudhry Tariq Anis

13.Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mehreen Anwar Raja

14.Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Farzana Raja

Prominent Senators

1.Law Minister Babar Awan

2.Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Wasim Sajjad

3.Former Finance Minister and central PML-N leader Muhammad Ishaq Dar

4.Former Minister of State for Information Tariq Azeem

5.Afrasiab Khatak of ANP

6.Gulzar Ahmad Khan of PPP

Other prominent members

1.Former President Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari

2.Makhdoom Javed Hashmi

3.Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan

4.Khwaja Saad Rafiq

5.Former Interior Minister Faisal Saleh hayat

6.Kashmala Tariq

7.Attiya Inayatullah

8.Amir Muqam

9.Fauzia Habib

Published in The Express Tribune, October 16^th, 2010.

COMMENTS (7)

Faizan Idrees | 13 years ago | Reply We should not blame the politicians. I believe the blame lies with the judicial system. Why are these politicians above the law? The courts need to implement the law impartially. Those who are indeed guilty of deceiving the public must be tried and punished severely. Their audacity must be met with equal firmness.

Samreen | 13 years ago | Reply hats off for all of them!!....=PPP

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Tanzeel | 13 years ago | Reply Truth springs

Meekal Ahmed | 13 years ago | Reply Even those who are literate are not very smart.

Tahir | 13 years ago | Reply I think it's time to support Imran Khan & MQM and give our votes in the next election to these 2 parties. All others are proven corrupt and good for nothing lot.

Saamia | 13 years ago | Reply Wow! And they are all Ministers. That's why Pakistan is in the state it is. We are governed by Illiterates.

Gulshad Ahmed | 13 years ago | Reply What a unfortunate nation we are! The big parties are corrupted and full of illiterate leaders. There is only a singly party which has not only qualified people but also internal transparent accountable. But not supported by the majority of Pakistan. I think this is just because of the propaganda made by other parties against MQM to serve into other parts of the country especially Punjab and khyber pukhtoon Khua because they fear from the credibility of MQM if it prevails in both the regions their cruel rulers shops will be closed who consider them as the champions (Thekedar ) of these places. In fact, MQM is against the landlords and feudal system. Wake up people wake up. This is the only party that can make your future bright. Is there any single person one can name as young Mustafa Kamal in any other party of Pakistan. please make the space for this party and welcome in your region your problems will be solved on immediate basis. I am favoring this party beacuse this is the better choice as compared to other parties of Pakistan. This party is from middle class people that knows what actually your problems are!The imminent leaders which are studying in abroad what they will solve your problem. think a bit Remember I am not the member of MQM but supporting as a public voice because I have no choice in fact PPP and alll the factions of PML including N and Q are the most corrupt parties of Pakistan. Please eradicate these both viruses from the sacred land of Pakistan,

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