The PPP has raised doubts over the educational qualification papers submitted by President Pervez Musharraf for the crucial presidential election.
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has raised doubts over the educational qualification papers submitted by President Pervez Musharraf for the crucial presidential election, urging the Election Commission to closely scrutinise the bachelors degree of the General.
"We have demanded the bachelors degree and a statement of assets of General Musharraf that is needed to be submitted to the Election Commission at the time of filing nomination papers," PPP Senator Babar Awan said.
Awan said he had raised this issue with Chief Election Commissioner, Justice (retd) Qazi Muhammad Farooq, while submitting the nomination papers of Makhdoom Amin Fahim, the PPP's presidential candidate to challenge Musharraf.
"Army cadets can neither get employment nor promotion on the basis of the degree given to them. The degree is also not recognised by the Higher Education Commission. Therefore, for all purposes that is a ceremonial degree," Awan said.
The PPP leaders said that papers filed by Musharraf were unconstitutional.
Musharraf filed his nomination papers for the polls on October 6 amid tight security yesterday to prevent protests by the opposition, who had threatened to lay seize of the offices of the Election Commission.
The PPP chief Benazir Bhutto has failed to finalise a power sharing deal with General Musharraf that would facilitate her return to the country and contest the parliamentary elections expected at the end of the year.
Musharraf took power in a 1999 coup. With his popularity crumbling, the General has said he would doff his uniform if he wins a new five-year term next month.
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