ISLAMABAD: Executive Director of Pakistan Health Research Council (PHRC) is said to have taken shelter in her allegedly fake matric certificate in terms of her date of birth to seek further one year extension in her service tenure. Ministry of National Health (MNH) sources said PHC executive director Dr Huma Qureshi had got prepared fake matric certificate and as per this certificate she would attain 60 years of her age in 2017. According to documents her date of birth has been recorded as November 6, 1956 on her NIC and passport and accordingly she was to retire from service on November 5, 2016 on attaining 60 years of her age. But she filed her matric certificate in MNH wherein her date of birth has been recorded as 1957. According to MNH sources Dr Huma Qureshi was illegally promoted to the post of executive director. On the recommendations of former minister Dr Asim Hussain she was transferred from Karachi and was handed over charge in PHRC in presence of senior officers. MNH is playing the role of silent spectator in this matter. Her date of birth is 1957 while she did her matriculation within the period of 12 years and 6 months. She was enrolled against leave vacancy and later she was regularized illegally. Being class fellow of Dr Asim Hussain she was transferred from Karachi and handed over the charge of ED in the presence of seniors.