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14 dubious degree holders make it to new assemblies
ISLAMABAD: Despite claims of strict scrutiny by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), at least 14 legislators with either fake or unverified degrees have made it to the new national and provincial assemblies as
Read More »Pakistan’s case of education inequalities
Islamabad: First few drops of rain were no good sign for ambitious but underprivileged students who looked towards the sky and anticipated that they would again not be able to attend their classes in
Read More »Four held for siphoning off money using fake credit cards
The ‘Q’ Branch police have arrested four youths allegedly involved in siphoning off money using fake credit cards of foreign banks. The police suspect that they had withdrawn several lakhs of rupees through ATMs
Read More »LHC extends Ghulam Sarwar’s bail in fake degree case
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday extended the interim bail of former Federal Minister and Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ghulam Sarwar Khan for a fake degree case till June
Read More »Fake degrees: No separate cases but a nexus
INDORE: A day after TOI reported the blatant breach of norms by an educational institute in the city, it has come to know that those offering fake degrees work in collusion. Dubious education institutes
Read More »Sentenced over fake teacher qualifications
An Auckland woman who faked her early childhood education qualifications has been spared a jail sentence. Tracy Gwendoline Hibberd, 33, appeared at the Auckland District Court this morning where she was sentenced to eight
Read More »Former Oregon Military Department human relations analyst with fake degree loses bid to be reinstated
A former employee of the Oregon Military Department who said he was unjustly dismissed from his job for misrepresenting his educational achievement has lost his appeal to the state's Employment Relations Board
Read More »OGDC to fire individuals with fake degrees again
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC) has decided to review its decision to reinstate employees found in possession of faked academic records, caving in to fears that courts may take action as
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