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Six charged in Florida prison escape that used forged documents
A "criminal group" of six men – all current or former prisoners – were charged Thursday in a scheme that used bogus court papers to let two convicted murderers walk away from a Florida
Read More »Court allows MNA-elect to take oath
Maulvi Agha Muhammad of the JUI-F was rather fortunate because he was allowed by the Supreme Court on Tuesday to take oath as member of the National Assembly from NA-261, Pishin, although his academic
Read More »False documents give refugees false hope
It was by chance that a reporter rode a taxi from Hamra to Salim Salam one afternoon and inadvertently overheard the driver on the phone bargaining to obtain an ID for his friend, who
Read More »Former MNA arrested in fake degree case
Former Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) MNA Aamir Yar Warren was arrested from the courtroom on Saturday in a fake degree case
Read More »Medical negligence: Five doctors’ registration suspended, 8 censured
The disciplinary committee of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on Thursday suspended the registrations of five doctors and censured eight others for medical negligence and possessing fake degrees
Read More »Dubious credentials: MPA loses seat over fake degree
The Dera Ismail Khan Election Tribunal on Wednesday disqualified Javed Akbar Khan, member of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, for having a fake degree
Read More »Fake certificate ‘scam’ surfaces in DYSS
A probe panel formed to look into validations of Masters Degree of Physical Education Lecturers in the Department of Youth Services and Sports (DYSS) has found the qualifications acquired by the lecturers as invalid
Read More »Case ordered over 60 illegal recruitments
Anti Corruption Establishment Gujranwala Regional Director Muzaffar Khan has ordered the registration of cases against the officials concerned for recruiting 60 female educators in Sialkot and Narowal districts on fake documents after extorting handsome
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