Gujranwala: Former Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Mudassir Qayyum has been arrested and sent to Jail in case of having a Fake Degree. The former MPA has been sentenced to one year Jail with a fine of two thousand rupees. His sentence has been announced by District and Session Judge of Gujranwala.
Mudassir Qayyum was a fake Bachelor of Arts (B.A) degree holder. On this fake degree he had previously won the elections of 2002 and 2008 in which he was elected as Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) and Member of National (MNA) respectively.
However, in 2008 a case was registered against him from Election Commission of Pakistan after which he was stated as ineligible for the job and was removed from his position. Finally in 2014 he has been arrested due to having fake degree and is sentenced to a 1 year imprisonment with only 2,000 rupees as fine.
During his hearing in the court a large number of PML-N members were present outside the court. He advised his supporters to keep patient and do not hinder the legal proceedings.
