ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan has declared dual nationalineligible for election as member of Parliament.
SC on Thursday issued the details verdict in dual nationality case.
The verdict declared by seven judges has been penned by Justice SheikhAzmat Saeed and is based on 32 pages.
The verdict maintains that in order to obtain the parliament membership, aperson should fulfill legal requirements while shunning foreign nationality.
Disqualification can not only be eliminated while initiating the process toreject foreign nationality.
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“Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar submitted documents pertaining to decline hisBritish nationality however; they are yet to be verified. The same goes forSenator Nuzhat Sadiq’s documents,” says the verdict.
“Senator Haroon Akhtar Khan gained Canadian citizenship in 1980 andaccepted that the process to leave it was not completed. He does notqualify to become a senator,” maintained the judges.
The verdict went on to adds that when Sadia Abbasi was an American citizenat the time of submitting papers for senator ship and remained to be whenthe papers were filed.
