ISLAMABAD: So far 52 members of national and provincial assemblies have been found holding fake degrees, a report quoted HEC sources as saying.

In the latest count, the degree of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) member of the National Assembly (MNA) Nauman Langrial was declared fake on Sunday.

According to reports, Langrial was elected to the National Assembly from NA-163, Sahiwal. He had obtained his BA degree from the Punjab University, which now had been proven bogus.

Earlier, the degree of his father, Iqbal Langrial, was also declared fake. Iqbal was elected to the Punjab Assembly from PP-226, Sahiwal and had provided a degree of an unregistered seminary, which had been declared invalid.

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LAHORE: Pakistan’s two biggest political parties PPP & PML-Nawaz joined hands in the Punjab Assembly today to pass a unanimous resolution condemning the role of media and alleged it of ‘irresponsible behaviour’ amid the on-going fake degrees controversy.

The resolution was passed with full consensus of the house. It was met with a strong opposition by various journalists’ unions across the country, who vowed to boycott the proceedings of the National Assembly and all four provincial assemblies.

The resolution recommends that a joint committee, comprising members of the assembly and media representatives, be formed to resolve the differences between the two parties.

Local media has been held responsible for promoting anti-government propaganda that could destabilise Pakistan’s democratic future.

The resolution also condemned the dramatic coverage of assembly proceedings, where clips of female members of the house based on movie songs are played on several private news channels.

Members of the assembly have been criticizing the role of local media regarding the fake-degrees saga. Several members of the Punjab assembly had been vocal in their opposition, which led to the unanimous vote on the resolution.

Reporters and other media persons covering the Punjab Assembly session chanted slogans against the Chief Minister of Punjab and the provincial government after the resolution was passed.

Meanwhile several journalist unions vowed to discontinue coverage of provincial and national assembly sessions until the resolution was revoked.

PML-Q Gen Secy slams PA resolution against media

KARACHI: General Secretary Pakistan Muslim League-Q Haleem Adil Shaikh Friday vehemently condemned the adoption of resolution against media by the Punjab Assembly.

In a statement, he said media is playing role of an active opposition by representing the poor and downtrodden segments of the society and this, he added, has scared the two ruling parties.

Haleem Adil Shaikh said the recent move has lifted the veil from the face of Pakistan Muslim League-N, which raised vociferous slogans in favour of free media in the past.

“Opposition, as a norm, represents the people but here the N-League has become Team-B of the government.”

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