ISLAMABAD: Higher Education Commission (HEC) has declared educational degrees of 13 more parliamentarians, including two federal ministers, fake or suspicious.
Eight universities have so far returned educational degrees of 62 parliamentarians after scrutiny, out of which 13 are considered to be fake or suspicious of being faked, the channel added.
Educational credentials of Minister for Postal Services Mir Israrullah Zahri and Minister for Livestock Mir Humayun Aziz Kurd were found suspicious in the initial scrutiny as these were not issued by the universities authorized by the HEC, sources told the news channel.
Among others considered to have fake degrees include Senator Nawabzada Muhammad Akbar, Senator Wali Muhammad Badeni, MNA Javed Hassnain Malik, MNA Mazhar Hayat, MNA Wasim Afzal, MPA Punjab Abdul Qayum, MPA Khyber Pakhtoonkhuwa Gulistan Khan, MPA KP Abdul Samad and MPA Balochistan Rubina Zafar Zahri.
According to HEC officials, University of Sindh has declared at least six degrees suspicious out of total 160 sent to it for verification. However, the media is not being informed of the names of the parliamentarians who own these degrees.
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