KHAIRPUR: The Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai University of Khairpur has declared another 72 degrees fake, reveals a special inquiry report received by Awaz Apni Saturday.
Those found to be holding fake degrees also include the son of former premier Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Umar Khan Jamali, and Senator Muhammad Akbar Khan Magsi.
On the other hand, the government has stepped up its efforts to provide legal cover for senators, MNAs and MPAs holding fake degrees.
According to the reports, from 2001 to 2006, 66 degrees of BA, BSc, B.Ed, B.Com and six degrees of MA were illegally obtained from the varsity.
These degrees were issued after former president Pervez Musharraf had introduced graduation condition for participating in the general elections.
Sources told Awaz Apni that the university had conducted a special inquiry on the directive of Sindh Governor. However, the report was never made public and no action was initiated against the fake degree holders, as most of them belong to influential political families of Sindh and Balochistan.
The count of politicians having fake degrees is growing, as every few days, the election commission comes up with new names of politicians whose degrees are declared fake.
The apex court has ordered the election commission to verify the degrees of all 1,100 federal and provincial parliamentarians.
Those found to be holding fake degrees also include the son of former premier Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Umar Khan Jamali, and Senator Muhammad Akbar Khan Magsi.
On the other hand, the government has stepped up its efforts to provide legal cover for senators, MNAs and MPAs holding fake degrees.
According to the reports, from 2001 to 2006, 66 degrees of BA, BSc, B.Ed, B.Com and six degrees of MA were illegally obtained from the varsity.
These degrees were issued after former president Pervez Musharraf had introduced graduation condition for participating in the general elections.
Sources told Awaz Apni that the university had conducted a special inquiry on the directive of Sindh Governor. However, the report was never made public and no action was initiated against the fake degree holders, as most of them belong to influential political families of Sindh and Balochistan.
The count of politicians having fake degrees is growing, as every few days, the election commission comes up with new names of politicians whose degrees are declared fake.
The apex court has ordered the election commission to verify the degrees of all 1,100 federal and provincial parliamentarians.
