Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Fakhruddin G Ibrahim on Thursday retracted his letter following a strong protest lodged by National Assembly Opposition Leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.
According to details, Nisar called the CEC via telephone and conveyed his reservations regarding the letter from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to lawmakers on fake degrees
ECP had written letters to as many as 249 parliamentarians including, Nisar, asking them to submit verified degrees within 15 days. ECP further warned lawmakers that if their degrees were deemed fake, criminal proceedings would be initiated against them.
Nisar criticised the ECP initiative and said that ECP should not humiliate the parliamentarians in this regard.
He further said that he would submit his degrees even if he was disqualified.
Moreover, he said that parliamentarians paid taxes on their salaries.
Nisar further stressed that the ECP’s sole responsibility was to hold free and fair elections in the country.
In light of Nisar’s protests, the CEC removed objections on the opposition leader and the matter was resolved amicably.