Court sentences former PML-N lawmaker one year in prison for holding a fake degree
A former Pakistan Muslim League –Nawaz (PML-N) MNA has been sentenced to one year in prison for holding a fake degree.
Mudassar Qayyum Nahra held a fake BA degree but had won elections in 2002 and 2008 as MPA and MNA respectively.
The case against Nahra was filed in 2008 on the request of the Election Commission of Pakistan. In 2010, he was disqualified from contesting elections.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Tariq Iftikhar announced the verdict, sentencing him for prison and fining Rs 2,000 for his crime.
A heavy contingent of police officers was present outside the court to take the former parliamentarian to the jail, while a huge crowd of supporters was also waiting outside, chanting slogans in favour of Nahra.
The former MNA asked his supporters to remain calm and not obstruct the legal proceedings.