Lahore High Court has disqualified former MNA Chaudhry Zahid Iqbal from contesting the upcoming elections over possession of dual nationality.It may be recalled that Zahid Iqbal was arrested in April, for submitting false statement about his dual nationality while filing his nomination paper from ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday overruled Sindh High Court’s decision and barred PPP’s Murad Ali Shah from contesting elections from PS-73 Dadu in dual nationality case.A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, upheld the decisions of Returning Officer and ...

The district and sessions courts of Kasur and Sahiwal on Thursday sentenced two more PML-N leaders former, MNA Rao Mazhar Hayat in fake degree case and Zahid Iqbal in dual nationality case.  Sahiwal sessions court sentenced PML-N worker Zahid Iqbal to 15-month imprisonment in dual nationality ...

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced that dual nationals cannot hold any post within a political party. According to the ECP, the same rules which apply for parliamentarians under the Political Order 2002 are also applicable on individuals seeking party posts. The ECP was ...

LAHORE – “If the slot of presidency is being used for the benefit of a particular political party, it would be a contempt of court,” a full bench of the Lahore High Court observed on Friday and directed Advocate Wasim Sajjad to obtain clear instructions from President Asif Ali ...

The Election Commission (EC) has issued notices to 21 current and 2 former Members of Punjab Assembly for allegedly holding dual nationalities.According to Election Commission sources, the members of provincial assembly (MPAs) have been summoned on February 7.The notices have been issued to former ...

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday adjourned the hearing of the contempt of court petition over President Asif Ali Zardari’s dual office until Dec 14 while instructing the petitioner to complete his argument.According to a private television channel, a five-member bench led by Chief ...

During Wednesday’s hearing of the contempt of court petition over the president’s dual office, the Lahore High Court (LHC) said the bench would ensure that judicial directives were implemented.The bench, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, was seized with the petition. Other members of ...

During Friday’s hearing of the contempt of court petition over the president’s dual office, the Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial said that although the court could convict anyone for committing contempt of court, the fact remained that the president enjoyed ...

The Election Commission of Pakistan has extended the deadline of submitting the affidavit in dual nationality case till November 30 following the request from the parliamentarians.Media Reports said Additional Secretary of ECP Afzal Khan told that many parliamentarians had requested to extend the ...

ANP leader Haji Adeel has said that the government contacted his party for bringing in constitutional amendment regarding dual nationality, however, he added that his party did not support the government’s stance.Talking to a private TV channel Saturday, Haji Adeel said that the prime ...

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has summoned Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party leader Raja Riaz on October 17 in dual nationality case.The ruling party’s leader of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly, Raja Riaz, had blamed PML-N central leader Shabaz Sharif for ...

The federal government submitted a reply in response to the Supreme Court’s notice seeking explanation and assistance over a statement allegedly made by Interior Minister Rehman Malik on the issue of dual national lawmakers, here on Wednesday.The apex court on Sep 22 had sought explanation ...

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday made it clear that dual citizens could neither sit in the assemblies and nor can they participate in the next elections.During the consultative meeting of political parties in Election Commission, ECP’s Secretary Ishtiaq Ahmed Khan said ...

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) decided to conduct legal proceedings against the 11 members of the Senate, national and provincial assemblies on account of making false declaration while filing nomination papers.The 11 members who have been disqualified after the order of the apex court ...

The dual nationality bill faced opposition from all quarters when it was presented in the Senate. The PML-N, coalition partners and some members of the PPP expressed their reservations over the bill. The bill was presented in the Senate by Law Minister Farooq H Naek. The PML-N and ANP which is a ...

Supreme Court (SC) suspended Malik Jameel Awan, member of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) from National Assembly (NA) in dual nationality case. According to a private TV channel, a bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and comprising Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja and Justice ...

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday rejected Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s testimonials regarding his dual citizenship. He submitted forms, pay order copies and other papers to the court, claiming that he had abandoned his British citizenship in April 2008. A three-member bench ...

A written petition was filed in the Supreme Court seeking disqualification of lawmakers who are known to be dual-nationals. A three member bench of the apex court led by Chief Justice Ifitkhar Muhammad Chaudhry heard a petition regarding the matter.The petitioner, Syed Mahmood Akhtar filed the ...

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has ordered to accelerate the pace of construction of Lahore-Gujranwala dual carriageway N-5 and completion of the project within stipulated period. He directed Ministry of Communication and National Highway Authority to submit him a report within a month with ...

A dual murder convict will be executed on June 3 in Central Jail Machh, jail sources said.  According to details, Muhammad Hanif had shot dead Wazeeran Bibi and her brother Qadir Bux in Kachh Maliari area of Sibbi on May 9, 2004. District and Session Judge Sibbi handed the accused death ...