Supreme Court halts notification of 4 newly elected Senators over dual nationality
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ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Saqib Nisar has asked to halt notification of 4 newly elected Senators over the issue of dual nationality.
SC noted that Senators holding dual nationalities were elected in the recent elections of the Upper House, however, he said he was unaware of their names.
CJP states that its about time that overseas Pakistanis are allowed to be part of the local elections process
The court ordered to halt the notification after the attorney general informed the court that four senators, namely, Sadia Abassi, Haroon Akhtar, Nuzhat Sadiq and Chaudhry Sarwar, hold dual nationality.
Sarwar belongs to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) while the other three are from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.
The apex court has issued notices to the four senators to clarify their positions after the ECP said some of these have already submitted affidavits to the commission giving up their dual nationality.
The court, however, said the senators still need to appear and clear their records.
Earlier today, the secretary establishment informed the apex court that 22 ministries are part of the 43 divisions.
According to a report submitted to the Supreme Court, the number of civil servants holding dual nationalities is 64 in Punjab, five in Sindh, nine in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), eight in Balochistan, 28 in Azad Kashmir, and one in Gilgit Baltistan.
