Peshawar: Higher Education Commission (HEC) is checking out degrees of national and provincial assemblies members. In recent inquires, degrees of 4 members of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly were proved fake. Among these fake degree holders, three belongs to Awami National Party (ANP) and one from Jamiat Ulema e Islam (JUI).
ANP MPAs are Syed Aqil Shah, Khalifa Abdul Qayyum and Sardar Ali Khan. Degree of Kishore Kumar of JUI was also proved as fake. Kumar contested on Minority seat. According to Election Commission Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, these four members can participate in election until court will declare them disqualified.
District Judge ordered three years jail to Kishore Kumar but he applied in Peshawar High Court. ANP Leader Sardar Ali Khan was also arrested in fake degree case but late he realized on bail. Cases of all these four legislators are in courts.