Gomal University declared the BA degree of a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly member Kishore Kumar as fake.
Kishore belonged to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. According to the report from Gomal University, Kishore appeared in BA exams in 1999 but failed in one paper. However, the varsity verified the degrees of Senator Prof Ibrahim, MPA Adnan Khan, female member Yasmin Bibi and MNA of FATA Kamran Khan, federal minister Maulana Ataur Rehman and MPA Sanaullah. Meanwhile, Chairman of standing committee for education Abid Sher Ali said that the parliament should be rid of the nuisance of fake degrees. He said that the universities involved in dishing out fake degrees should be identified.