SC disqualifies dual national lawmakers | DAWN.COM
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was on Thursday ruled that lawmakers holding dual nationalities were not eligible to hold any public officers and declared all such lawmakers as disqualified, DawnNews reported.
The verdict moreover stated that Interior Minister Rehman Malik was not transparent with respect to his statements and was no longer ‘sadiq’ and ‘ameen’.
The bench said the lawmakers were being disqualified under Article 63(1)(c) of the Constitution.
The court moreover said that legal proceedings would be initiated against lawmakers who had committed perjury with respect to their oaths.
Lawmakers who have been disqualified as a result of the verdict include Zahid Iqbal, Farahnaz Ispahani, Muhammad Ikhlaq, Ashraf Chauhan, Nadia Gabol, Amina Buttar, Zaheer Awan, Waseem Qadir and Ahmed Ali Shah.
The court directed the government to withdraw the amount spent on salaries and perks from disqualified lawmakers and deposit it in the national treasury.
The court directed the government to withdraw the amount spent on salaries and perks from disqualified lawmakers and deposit it in the national treasury.
It also directed the Senate and National Assembly secretaries to submit a progress report on the matter in two weeks’ time.
The court in its ruling also directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to initiate legal proceedings against Malik.
The Senate’s chairman should send a reference against Malik, the court ruled, adding that, the minister’s affidavit for the Senate’s election was not transparent.
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