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AJK MPs may be put under Matric check
« on: July 19, 2010, 08:28:25 AM »
AJK MPs may be put under Matric check
ISLAMABAD: Educational certificates of lawmakers of the Azad Kashmir legislature may also be subjected to verification soon, The News has learnt.

Some legislators in Azad Kashmir strongly advocate verification of matriculation certificates of Azad Kashmir members of the Legislative Assembly and the Kashmir Council, as there is a condition that a contestant of the legislature should be at least matriculate.

One of them is former prime minister, who also called for verification of matriculation certificates of the Kashmir legislature. He believes several of his colleagues, having fake documents, might also fall in the ‘line of fire’.

A source close to AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider said at the moment there was no proposal under consideration in this context. However, he was quick to add that the relevant authorities could swing into action if this call snowballed into a strong demand. The Kashmir legislature consists of 49 members of the Legislative Assembly and six lawmakers of the Kashmir Council. A candidate of any of the two bodies must have a minimum matriculation qualification to contest elections.

The condition was linked to participation in the electoral process in 2001 and a proposal of graduation was rejected keeping in view educational background of the bulk of Kashmiri politicians.

A case challenging the educational certificate of an incumbent lawmaker in the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly was filed by an opposition legislature way back in 2006. However, the decision on this count is yet to be announced.

The Azad Kashmir Supreme Court had directed the election tribunal about eight months back to decide the case within three months. The challenger is considering taking the matter to the Supreme Court of Pakistan.The news