Babar Awan is no more a Doctor : Another Fake Degree

In 1997, when the lawyer Babar Awan was defending late Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto in the SGS reference before an accountability court comprising Justice Qayyum and Justice Najmul Hasan, he suddenly started writing “Dr.” before his name, and on inquiry from the media, he so proudly presented his PhD degree, which he obtained through a distance learning program from the University of Monticello, after paying a hefty sum in fee.

Like many other international students, Dr. Babar Awan also thought that by paying some dollars and by spending some time while enrolling through a distance, he would become a doctor, a rare specie in Pakistan back in 1997. He did become a doctor, but from an unaccredited university, which existed on paper.

In April 2000, Monticello University operator Leslie Snell was found guilty in Hawaii and Kansas of issuing invalid degrees without state authority and was fined in excess of $1.7 million. The organisation was ordered to refund tuition to all the students.

Now let’s see whether Babar Awan carries on writing “Dr.” with his name or not.

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