Ppp vs pml-n: Tribunal doesn’t buy fake degree claim
Counsel for Mehmood told the court that he had a bachelor’s degree from the PU and showed it to the judge
LAHORE:
Election Tribunal Judge Kazim Ali Malik dismissed a petition filed by Pakistan Peoples Party leader Imtiaz Safdar Warraich challenging the authenticity of MNA Tariq Mehmood’s degree. Warraich had said that Mehmood, the winning candidate for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz from NA-98, neither had a genuine certificate of matriculation nor an intermediate level degree. Counsel for Mehmood told the court that he had a bachelor’s degree from the Punjab University and showed it to the judge. The tribunal then dismissed the petition.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 30th, 2015.
Election Tribunal Judge Kazim Ali Malik dismissed a petition filed by Pakistan Peoples Party leader Imtiaz Safdar Warraich challenging the authenticity of MNA Tariq Mehmood’s degree. Warraich had said that Mehmood, the winning candidate for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz from NA-98, neither had a genuine certificate of matriculation nor an intermediate level degree. Counsel for Mehmood told the court that he had a bachelor’s degree from the Punjab University and showed it to the judge. The tribunal then dismissed the petition.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 30th, 2015.