Plea for disqualification: Two Fata lawmakers are Afghans, says petitioner

[Kabira]

ISLAMABAD:

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is set to hear today (Thursday) a petition that claims that two lawmakers from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have allegedly concealed their Afghan nationality and violated their oath.


The petition – filed on Wednesday by Nisarul Haq through his counsel Sher Afzal Khan – has challenged qualification of MNA Bismillah Jan and his son Senator Hidayatullah, claiming that they do not fall within the purview of ‘Sadiq and Amin’.

Apart from the two MPs, the petition has also included secretary interior, secretary foreign affairs, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), secretary Safron ministry, National Database registration authority chief and Intelligence Bureau chief as respondents.

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Referring to some documents enclosed with the petition, the petitioner has urged the court to direct the respondents to examine documents and verify their status from the Afghanistan government.

The petitioner claims that Bismillah Jan is an Afghan ‘Tazkira’ or ID cardholder and the department of Population and Census of the Afghan government has certified this fact in an official declaration.

He claims that one of lawmakers’ relatives is a serving brigadier in the Afghan National Army while another is the deputy lieutenant general in Afghan Special Forces.

Being dual nationals, both the lawmakers were under oath to have declared such status at the time of filing nomination papers. They are ineligible in terms of Article 63 (1) (c) of the Constitution, he says.

He has requested the court that both the MPs ‘being usurpers and ineligible’ to hold the offices of the member National Assembly and Senate be called to explain under what authority they hold the offices.

“If they both fail to show any legality, appropriate orders may be passed,” he said. Currently, Hidayatullah is the chairperson for the Committee of Industries and Production while he is also a member of 11 other committees.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/139448...n-two-fata-lawmakers-afghans-says-petitioner/

 

[TMA]

If this is true than Pakistan seriously needs to sort out her internal issues.

 

[Divergent]

Unless and until they've carried out unjust, personal motivated movements or fatwa passing which jeopardises or causes disrupt to local/regional affairs then their integrity shouldn't be at question.

However, by concealing their nationality means they weren't fully honest and this shows lack of distrust which doesn't look good on them.

I suppose due to the current climate Pakistan really can't afford to take any risks.

 

[Kabira]

Unless and until they've carried out unjust, personal motivated movements or fatwa passing which jeopardises or causes disrupt to local/regional affairs then their integrity shouldn't be at question.

However, by concealing their nationality means they weren't fully honest and this shows lack of distrust which doesn't look good on them.

I suppose due to the current climate Pakistan really can't afford to take any risks.

This look like case of someone from opposite party trying to prove winner is afghani. I know afghanis with forged CNIC were caught voting even in Islamabad but I'm not sure they will dare to contest election.

 

[Zibago]

ISLAMABAD:

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is set to hear today (Thursday) a petition that claims that two lawmakers from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have allegedly concealed their Afghan nationality and violated their oath.


The petition – filed on Wednesday by Nisarul Haq through his counsel Sher Afzal Khan – has challenged qualification of MNA Bismillah Jan and his son Senator Hidayatullah, claiming that they do not fall within the purview of ‘Sadiq and Amin’.

Apart from the two MPs, the petition has also included secretary interior, secretary foreign affairs, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), secretary Safron ministry, National Database registration authority chief and Intelligence Bureau chief as respondents.

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Referring to some documents enclosed with the petition, the petitioner has urged the court to direct the respondents to examine documents and verify their status from the Afghanistan government.

The petitioner claims that Bismillah Jan is an Afghan ‘Tazkira’ or ID cardholder and the department of Population and Census of the Afghan government has certified this fact in an official declaration.

He claims that one of lawmakers’ relatives is a serving brigadier in the Afghan National Army while another is the deputy lieutenant general in Afghan Special Forces.

Being dual nationals, both the lawmakers were under oath to have declared such status at the time of filing nomination papers. They are ineligible in terms of Article 63 (1) (c) of the Constitution, he says.

He has requested the court that both the MPs ‘being usurpers and ineligible’ to hold the offices of the member National Assembly and Senate be called to explain under what authority they hold the offices.

“If they both fail to show any legality, appropriate orders may be passed,” he said. Currently, Hidayatullah is the chairperson for the Committee of Industries and Production while he is also a member of 11 other committees.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/139448...n-two-fata-lawmakers-afghans-says-petitioner/

Aur Nadra sato pi kar soyi hy 3 lakh do cnic ley lo

 

[Baghial]

If this is true than Pakistan seriously needs to sort out her internal issues.

yes along with many , indians, americans, canadians, british, isrealis, .... also sitting in national .provincial assemblies? iran gave us some secret files, not destroyed during us embassy seige 1979 in tehran,
it included names like sahib zada yakub khan, as 1. along with many in establishment.
what happened, nothing/ zilch, zero , no. nada,

 

[Zibago]

This look like case of someone from opposite party trying to prove winner is afghani. I know afghanis with forged CNIC were caught voting even in Islamabad but I'm not sure they will dare to contest election.

But there are occasions where nadra fucks up to for example sister of my friend was declared afghan while his entire family remained they had to spend months convincing nadra that she was not afghans they succeeded eventually but this shows nadra has huge issues there were similar issues in other places too with fata origin people
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1002822/fata-woes-man-says-nadra-blocked-wifes-cnic/

 

[Baghial]

Aur Nadra sato pi kar soyi hy 3 lakh do cnic ley lo

its 20.000 rupees man. dont over exaggrate. 3 lakh.
its pakistani . not usa cnic

 

[Kabira]

But there are occasions where nadra fucks up to for example sister of my friend was declared afghan while his entire family remained they had to spend months convincing nadra that she was not afghans they succeeded eventually but this shows nadra has huge issues there were similar issues in other places too with fata origin people
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1002822/fata-woes-man-says-nadra-blocked-wifes-cnic/

This happen when corrupt nadra officer put afghanis in someone else family tree and give them CNIC. In PPP era Pakistan was banana republic in true sense. That's why I say any passport or CNIC before 2016 isn't legal unless proved otherwise. You only needed few thousands rupees to get one not lakhs.

We also have cases of politicians going to Nadra office to verify people without any documents. Nisar have changed this law as well.

 

[Zibago]

its 20.000 rupees man. dont over exaggrate. 3 lakh.
its pakistani . not usa cnic

ab zara database mein ghapley wali game ho gayi hay kharcha har gaya hay suna hay

 

[Baghial]

ab zara database mein ghapley wali game ho gayi hay kharcha har gaya hay suna hay

YEAH MAKE IT WILL BE auctioned to a turkish firm
you know. solid waste management contracts , like (fake ) bomb scanners from germany. imported
in 2012.
wire tapping equipment .......... 2 were ordered from a company from germany
govt of pakistan got 1
while a private person installed the 2 nd one . at his manson near lahore

 

[maximuswarrior]

Deport them to India.

We have to get our act together. This is totally unacceptable.

 

[Zibago]

YEAH MAKE IT WILL BE auctioned to a turkish firm
you know. solid waste management contracts , like (fake ) bomb scanners from germany. imported
in 2012.
wire tapping equipment .......... 2 were ordered from a company from germany
govt of pakistan got 1
while a private person installed the 2 nd one . at his manson near lahore

andar sey maal chahiyan chayian waley mobiles wala

 

[maximuswarrior]

But there are occasions where nadra fucks up to for example sister of my friend was declared afghan while his entire family remained they had to spend months convincing nadra that she was not afghans they succeeded eventually but this shows nadra has huge issues there were similar issues in other places too with fata origin people
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1002822/fata-woes-man-says-nadra-blocked-wifes-cnic/

There must be better ways to verify the nationality of people living inside Pakistan. This way even Indians could blend in and pretend to be Pakistanis on ID cards issued by NADRA.

 

[Baghial]

andar sey maal chahiyan chayian waley mobiles wala

go -go pan masala

There must be better ways to verify the nationality of people living inside Pakistan. This way even Indians could blend in and pretend to be Pakistanis on ID cards issued by NADRA.

if thats done, then bogus voting would be impossible,
who wants that? no-one

we dont seem to update our leaders, politicans. same, peopel gereration after generation
but we waste time, money on updating data base updates