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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Parties start internal scrutiny of MPs’ degreesBy Hussain Kashif
LAHORE: After fake degrees of certain lawmakers were challenged recently, all major political parties have decided to set up internal scrutiny committees to reconfirm the academic qualifications of their members in parliament, sources told Daily Times on Monday.
So far, seven parliamentarians have been disqualified or forced to resign from their posts for holding fake degrees, and the Election Commission has started holding fresh polls in these constituencies. Polls have been held in two constituencies so far, while the schedule of the remaining has been announced by the EC.
The lawmakers who have faced the music include Haji Pervez, Jamshed Dasti, Chaudhry Nazir, Muhammad Ajmal, Haji Nasir, Gulistan Khan and Maher Jakhrani.
According to sources, both major political parties – the PML-N and PPP – have faced embarrassment through their representatives in parliament who held fake degrees, hence they have decided to reconfirm their academic qualifications through internal scrutiny committees to avoid further humiliation.
Other political parties, such as the PML-Quaid, have also decided to ensure the authenticity of their lawmakers’ academic degrees.
PML-N Senator Pervez Rashid confirmed to Daily Times that his party had already taken the initiative to recheck the degrees of its members.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk