Pakistan

PML-N MPA's education certificate declared fake

The University of Cambridge declares Khwaja Islam's A level certificate as fake and writes to LHC in this regard.

Express November 20, 2010

The University of Cambridge on Saturday declared the Advanced levels certificate of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) MPA Khawaja Islam as fake.

The university also wrote to the Lahore High Court (LHC) in this regard.

MPA Khawaja Islam is the president of PML-N Faisalabad region. He was elected MPA from constituency PP-72 in the 2008 general elections.

The university authorities said that the A-level certificate of the MPA shows that it was granted to him in 1975 while the university had not initiated the programme at that time.

Earlier, Khawaja Islam's intermediate certificate was also found fake.

ECP summons nine parliamentarians

Meanwhile the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) also summoned nine parliamentarians who hold certificates from seminaries on Monday.

The members of National Assembly summoned included Mir Hamdan Bugti and Haji Rozuddin.

From the Punjab Assembly, Ejaz Ahmed and Malik Iqbal Langaryal were summoned, while Yar Muhammad Rind and Abdul Samad Akhunzada were called from the Balochistan Assembly.

Khalifa Abdul Qayyum and Maulvi Ubaidullah from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were also called while one senator was also named in the list.

COMMENTS (5)

Hafiz shah Ali | 14 years ago | Reply This is serious matter.It is not only about fake degrees but also the moral of the members sitting in parliament who submitted fake degrees under solemn affirmation. In any other respectable country of the world, these members would not only have been disqualified but put behind the bar. Oh! did our President not claim that he had a degree from London School of Economics which latter on proved to be in-correct? Life goes on......... when will we as nation grow up and become serious and punish those who make false statements by not voting for them

Good citizen | 14 years ago | Reply Both Parties are equally corrupt and bankrupt ethically. Election commission must be in charge and People must elect people on non-party basis. Only those people who are best in character ( TAQWA) among them are the best guardians of their wealth and resources. All others are Thieves in different forms and shapes. If People want good governance then elect people who are best among them in Character( Taqwa). Isn't it also the message of the Prophet himself andthe Holy book that best amongst you are those are best in Taqwa? Then whywe foolishly elect those who have fake degrees, who take commissions of foreign deals, Bribes and bribed?

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Syed A. Mateen | 14 years ago | Reply Welcome to the Fake Degree Club. Whether General (R) Musharraf come back in power or not, the question arise that the man made rule to be a graduate in order to become a legislator have played havoc. Disqualified elected representatives will be barred from sitting on treasury and opposition benches by the Election Commission, but what will happen if the same candidates are awarded party tickets to regain their seats in the assemblies? It is purely a game of numbers. First the numbers in the assemblies will decrease and then it will increase, so at the end of the day: debit – credit = credit.

Ammad Hafeez | 14 years ago | Reply Haha, Most corrupt Political party.

The Only Normal Person Here. | 14 years ago | Reply PML-N is a blot on Pakistani Politics.

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