Former PPP MNA Jamsheed Dasti, charged by court for holding a fake degree, on Wednesday announced that he would not contest general elections.
Dasti’s decision comes a few days after he filed his nomination papers from NA 177 and 178 to run against former foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar as an independent candidate.
Dasti appeared before a court on Tuesday in a case pertaining to the authenticity of his degree. The court heard his arguments and later adjourned the hearing until Thursday (today).
Speaking to reporters, the former MNA vowed to prove authenticity of his academic record over which he had been disqualified by the Supreme Court.
“I need time to file important documents,” said and hoped that justice would be served.
Sources said degrees of 98 former parliamentarians are yet to be confirmed by the Higher Education Commission (HEC).