Supreme Court disqualifies two PML-N senators for holding dual nationality

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Supreme Court disqualifies two PML-N senators for holding dual nationality
October 17, 2018

Samaa Digital

The Supreme Court disqualified on Wednesday two PML-N senators for holding dual nationalities.

Sadia Abbasi and Haroon Akhtar had dual-citizenships when they filed their nomination papers, the court said.






Abbasi is the sister of former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, while Akhtar served as the adviser to the prime minister on revenue.

The Election Commission has been directed to de-notify them.

On March 5, Chief Justice Saqib Nisar had ordered the electoral body to withhold notifications announcing the victory of four senators after they were accused of holding dual nationalities. The list included Abbasi, Akhtar, Nuzhat Sadiq, and Chaudhry Sarwar.

According to Article 63(1)(C) of the Constitution: “A person shall be disqualified from being elected or chosen as, and from being, a member of Parliament if he ceases to be a citizen of Pakistan or acquires the citizenship of a foreign state
https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/10/supreme-court-disqualifies-two-dual-national-pml-n-senators/

 

[war&peace]

Excellento

 

[313ghazi]

Two less corrupt to influence affairs.

 

[IceCold]

Good news.

 

[FalconStar]

This means 2 more Senators for PTI.

 

[El Sidd]

Selective Nitchslapping will not solve the crisis.

How the hell did they even manage to run for elections?

ECP is a na ahal idara as per SC.

 

[war&peace]

Khawaja Saad Rafiq won but he will soon be going to the jail and thus disqualified for life.

 

[MBT 3000]

inshallah pti will win both

 

[koolio]

Another feather in cap for Baboonz. As usual ECP is extremely useless in vetting candidates for elections.

 

[Sugarcane]

Why ECP isn't being punished for not fulfilling basic duties and wasting resources on elections which will be turned down later? And why no punishment to candidates for hiding details ?

 

[Verve]

First wave of disqualifications of sitting parliamentarians ... wohoo! Sword is in action.

 

[delta2]

The ECP is an anti-state entity. The damn institution needs to be cleaned up from top to bottom. That literally is supposed to be your first line of defense against corrupt/mafia elements to prevent them from starting to cause harm directly.

 

[maximuswarrior]

This is good news.

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Finally..... Justice is served.

 

[War Thunder]

Selective Nitchslapping will not solve the crisis.

How the hell did they even manage to run for elections?

ECP is a na ahal idara as per SC.

yes, but progress happens slowly, not like you wake up and you are breathing in a new Pakistan all of a sudden...

angoor ke daaney khao, abhi se angoor ke bagh na gino...