Muzaffargarh, September 22, 2025: Former Member of the National Assembly and Awami Raj Party chairman Jamshed Dasti has been sentenced to 17 years in prison in a fake degree case.
A district and sessions judge in Multan announced the verdict in the BA degree case, handing Dasti a seven-year term under Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution. He was also convicted under Sections 420 (cheating) and 471 (using forged documents), among other offences, bringing the total sentence to 17 years, of which 10 years are bailable.
The ruling comes two months after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified Dasti over fake academic credentials and declared his seat vacant. In its verdict, the ECP said Dasti had made “false statements and incorrect declarations,” constituting corrupt practices under Sections 167 and 173 of the Elections Act, 2017, punishable under Section 174.
Earlier in May, the ECP had ordered the Karachi Education Board to verify Dasti’s academic documents. He was elected from NA-175, Muzaffargarh, in the last general elections, but faced multiple cases under Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution and Sections 4, 9, and 137 of the Elections Act, 2017.
The petitions leading to his disqualification and trial were filed by Ameer Akbar, Zulfiqar Dogar, and Sardar Faizul Hassan.
