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Dual nationality case: SC suspends memberships of 3 lawmakers
Dated: 2012-06-14
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday suspended memberships of three lawmakers of Punjab and Sindh assemblies for holding dual nationalities.
Those whose memberships have been suspended include Ahkhlaq Ahmed and Amina Butter of Punjab Assembly and Ahmed Ali Shah of Sindh Assembly.
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Those whose memberships have been suspended include Ahkhlaq Ahmed and Amina Butter of Punjab Assembly and Ahmed Ali Shah of Sindh Assembly.
Akhlaq Ahmed admitted before the court that he possessed American nationality and had contested two elections as he was not aware of laws about the dual nationality. The court applauded the MPA for speaking truth about his nationality.
Earlier, the apex court had also suspended Senate membership of former Interior minister Rehman Malik for having British nationality while President’s media advisor Farah Naz Isfahani had lost her National Assembly membership for possessing American citizenship.
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