Election Commission has decided to de-notify 11 members
Islamabad the 7th April, 2013.- The Honourable Supreme Court in its judgment passed on 01-04-2013 had directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to revisit the twenty seven degree cases which earlier the Commission had either cleared or closed due to the various grounds that were brought to its notice during the hearing. Accordingly notices were issued to fifteen degree holders as three of them had passed away and degrees of nine Members were cleared by the Higher Education Commission. After hearing these fifteen respondents on 5th and 6th of April, 2013 the degrees of following eleven Members were found fake/invalid:
i) Ms. Rehana Yahya Baloch Ex-Senator
ii) Mir Israr Ullah Khan Zehri Ex-Senator
iii) Mir Mohabat Khan Mari Ex-Senator
iv) Ms. Samina Khawar Hayat Ex-MPA
v) Ms. Seemal Kamran Ex-MPA
vi) Ms. Shumaila Rana Ex-MPA
vii) Ms. Shabina Khan Ex-MPA
viii) Rana Ijaz Ahmed Noon Ex-MPA
ix) Mr. Bashir Ahmad Khan Ex-MPA
x) Nawabzada Tariq Magsi Ex-MPA
xi) Mir Nadir Magsi Ex-MPA
2. Therefore, in the light of directions of Honourabe Supreme Court of Pakistan in the above mentioned judgment, Election Commission has decided to de-notify them as well as to initiate criminal proceedings in their respective Sessions Courts.
3. In the case of Mr. Mukesh Kumar Chawla, Ex-MPA, the earlier decision of the Commission was maintained whereas in the case of Ms. Robina Irfan Ex-MPA, the legal counsel of HEC assisted by Syed Asim Hussain, Assistant Director, HEC have given a written statement during the hearing that the degree of Ms. Robina Irfan, Ex-MPA is genuine, therefore, the Commission dropped the proceedings against her. The case of Pitanbar Sewani, EX-MPA was partly heard and adjourned for full hearing to 11-04-2013 as the Election Commission has summoned full record from the University and the Board concerned. The case of Nawabzada Muhammad Akbar Senator was heard and the same is too under consideration as yet.