Tribunal disqualifies PML-N's Aijaz Chaudhry over fake degree

Published March 14, 2014
Aijaz Chaudhry was elected on NA-108 (Mandi Bahauddin) on a PML-N ticket. — File photo
Aijaz Chaudhry was elected on NA-108 (Mandi Bahauddin) on a PML-N ticket. — File photo

ISLAMABAD: An election tribunal on Friday disqualified Aijaz Chaudhry, an MNA from the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N), for possessing a bogus academic degree, DawnNews reported.

Chaudhry was elected on NA-108 (Mandi Bahauddin) on a PML-N ticket.

His rival candidate, Mumtaz Ahmad, had filed the appeal to seek his disqualification on the basis of a bogus graduation degree.

In Dec 2013, the Lahore High Court (LHC) had restrained the tribunal from deciding on the appeal for Chaudhry’s disqualification.

Chaudhry had challenged the tribunal’s proceedings and had pleaded that the matter of his degree had already been settled by the LHC, submitting that his rival had concealed the facts.

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