Pakistani national jailed for two years over north’s ‘fake diploma scandal’

A Pakistani national was sentenced to two years in prison in the north on Friday for his part in the “fake diploma scandal” which has engulfed the north’s higher education sector for over a year.

The man, named as Zeeshan Shahzad Ali, was found guilty of preparing false documents and obtaining money by fraud, having plead guilty on all counts.

He had taken receipt of €10,000 in return for creating