By Ikram Junaidi Nisar Ahmad Durra
ISLAMABAD: In a reference filed by the National Assembly Speaker, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday disqualified member of the National Assembly (MNA) Jamshed Dasti for holding a fake intermediate degree.
The three-member bench was headed by Nisar Ahmad Durrani, with Shah Mohammad Jatoi and Justice (retd) Ikram Ullah Khan as members.
However, PTI has criticised the election watchdog alleging that it did not de-seat the PML-N president for submitting a “fake” consent affidavit, claiming that PTI MNA Adil Khan Bazai had joined the PML-N. The party claimed that a genuinely elected public representative and a staunch supporter of Imran Khan had been disqualified unjustly.
A three-member ECP bench declared Mr Dasti’s seat vacant after finding him guilty of submitting a fake degree. The bench ruled that the MNA had committed an offence punishable under the Election Act, recommending legal action against him.
It is worth mentioning that Mr Dasti, elected from NA-175 during the cu