REFERENCE / COMPLAINT NO. III

Reference dated 13-5-2005 – Allegations of Fake Degrees – Aamir Liaqat Ali, Minister

The Chairman
National Accountability Bureau
Islamabad

Sub: Probe into the allegations of Fake Degrees submitted by Aamir Liaquat Ali, MNA before the returning office Karachi

Dear Sir,

1. That Mr Aamir Liaquat Ali, MNA and Minister of State of Religious Affairs had contested election 2002 from Constituency No. NA-243 Karachi to the National Assembly of Pakistan and was declared elected.

2. That under section 8 (a) of the Conduct of General Elections Order 2002 (Chief Executive Order No. 7 of 2002), a person was qualified to contest the general elections who would possess a Bachelor's degree or any degree recognized as equivalent by the University Grants Commission.

3. That Aamir Liaquat Ali submitted degrees of Bachelor, Master and Doctorate ostensibly issued by Trinity College & University (Spain) and the same were provisionally accepted by the Registrar University of Karachi vide letter dated 24-8-2002.

4. That Urdu daily "Ummat" of Karachi revealed that Mr Aamir Liaquat Ali MNA had allegedly purchased fake degrees to contest general elections 2002. That the allegation against Aaamir requires investigation and probe as why he submitted fake degrees to the returning officer if at all he possess MBBS degree from Jamshoro University. Press clippings from the following newspapers are enclosed for ready reference:

a. South Asia Tribune Article captioned "Musharraf's Blue Eyed Religious Affairs Minister Turns Out to be Dr. Fake" dated 9-3-2005

b. "The News" Article captioned "Rats in the Attic" dated 13-3-2005

c. South Asia Tribune Article captioned "Musharraf's Dr Fake Caught in a Web of Lies and Deceit" dated 2-5-2005

5. That submitting or tendering a document knowingly to be a forged document amounts to a criminal act and is punishable under the law of the land.

It is therefore respectfully submitted that the matter may be investigated and the Reference be sent to the accountability court to proceed under the law.

Sincerely,

(Choudhry Mohammad Aslam)

Advocate High Court
On behalf of Pakistan Peoples Party

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