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PTI MPA Yousuf Ayub disqualified over fake degree

Dunya News

Yousaf Ayub was elected from PK-50 on PTI ticket.

(Web Desk) - Election Tribunal Abbotabad has disqualified Khyber Pakhtunkhwa minister and Member of Provincial Assembly Yousaf Ayub in the fake degree case today (Friday).

Yousaf Ayub was the candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from PK-50 constituency of Haripur 2, and was elected as the member of provincial assembly after winning in the general elections of 2013.

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) had sent his degree to the Punjab University for verification, following the instructions from the Election Commission Tribunal.

After the verification, Yousaf Ayub’s degree was declared fake.

Now, the tribunal has directed the Election Commission to hold re-election in the same constituency.