SC orders 189 ex-MPs to get degrees verified in 3 days
The ECP secretary and HEC chairman attended the court proceedings.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered 189 former parliamentarians to get their degrees verified within three days.
The Chief Justice directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to conduct merciless scrutiny of nomination papers, adding that strict action should be taken against lawmakers who fail to get their degrees verified within the given period.
A three-member bench of apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry heard the case pertaining to 54 lawmakers holding fake degrees and 189 others who did not provide their certificate to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) or the Higher Education Commission (HEC) despite several reminders on Monday.
During the course of proceedings, the chief justice remarked that lawmakers holding fake degrees are ineligible to contest elections.
The ECP secretary and HEC chairman were also present in the proceeding.
