Pakistan

EC should decide on fake degrees: Gilani

Express May 13, 2010

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Thursday that fake degree holders should not be allowed to contest elections but the decision must be taken by the Election Commission.

Addressing the National Assembly (NA) session, the prime minister said that there are several MNAs in the house who have fake degress and their cases are pending. But he said that parliament will have to respect the mandate untill there is a final decision.

The prime minister said that in the backdrop of his address in the election campaign of former MNA Jamshed Dasti who was declared ineligible by the court for holding a fake degree.

COMMENTS (10)

Khan | 14 years ago | Reply In a recent newspaper Kanwar Dilshad, the former secretary Election Commission of Pakistan, admitted that 148 MNAs and MPAs are feared to be holding fake degrees. Obviously the Election Commssion did nothing on receipt of such information. It just goes to show that only weak and gutless people are usually appointed to the Election Commssion. Once I had the occasion to meet with a now retired Election Commissioner while he still held office. It was embarrasing to see how non-commital he was on any issue of consequence. It soon became rather apparent that, as a retired member of the judiciary, his only concern was to hang on to the perks of the job and the importance that that came with it.

Sultan Ahmed | 14 years ago | Reply I have different opinion, parliament is a respectable place where laws for people of Pakistan are passed where our representative takes decision in regard to Pakistan's fate. So according to my view, decision makers/law makers must be qualified not fake degree holders.

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Omer | 14 years ago | Reply Pakistani Parliament is not a Holy Place. Anyone who knows the art of bargaining is eligible to contest parliamentary contest. People must understand now specially the educated pakistanis that Pakistani Parliament is a place where we trade our country.

Tanzeel | 14 years ago | Reply Another military coup would serve the purpose to end this legacy of hypocrisy.

afficer khan | 14 years ago | Reply so what else you expected from a PM who spend 5 years for charges of illegal jobs in the assembly as a speaker?and anyway compared to the co-chariman and president of pakistan, jamshed dasti is very innocent...democracy khappay

Aadil | 14 years ago | Reply Oh My Good Lord, What that man is upto.... This is unjustifiable..........

Nighat Dad | 14 years ago | Reply Wow...now this makes me recall the corruption scandal of formar AG Mr.Latif Khosa whose supporters and he himself kept asking before SC that his matter should be heard by Pakistan Bar Council, and only PBC can decide upon the respective matter. The time, matter heard by PBC, soon Mr.AG held innocent. Such is the FAST AND TRANSPARENT performance of our respective Departments.

Aristo | 14 years ago | Reply Fraudsters like MNA Jamshed Dasti & sorts can only be patronized, revered and re-elected in the land of the pure but no where else in the world. This is a case study for the rest of the world.

waqaar | 14 years ago | Reply jamshed dasti is very nice person he is a 15 i love jamshed dasti he is a labour leader of poor people

Shahzad Ahmad | 14 years ago | Reply While I can not truly express my anger on PM supporting that fake degree holder bugger, who had no shame on contesting elections again. But one thing for sure. Mr. PM, you should say only what you (can) DO.

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