SC doesn’t buy Malik’s claim of revoking dual nationality

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Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Wednesday could not wriggle his way out of his latest legal trouble as the Supreme Court rejected documents he presented in support of his claim that he had renounced his British citizenship.
The documents presented by Malik’s lawyer Chaudhry Azhar consisted of only a form to apply for revocation of citizenship, which did not satisfy the three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
Azhar sought more time to produce a certificate authenticating Malik’s claim to which the court has given him one more day, failing which the interior minister’s membership of the parliament could be suspended come June 4, the next date of hearing.
The issue of legality of the dual nationality for the parliamentarians gained importance after Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said that there was no law in the country that barred holding dual nationalities.
But the justices in the Supreme Court not only seem to hold a different opinion but also appear to be in a mood to apply that to all the parliamentarians as they ordered Attorney General Irfan Qadir to get the number of such parliamentarians from all the assemblies.
Earlier, the court had suspended the membership of an MNA and media advisor to the president, Farahnaz Ispahani, on the same issue. The SC had said that the contents of the oath for a foreign country’s nationality, particularly in Ispahani’s case, the US, make it impossible to stay loyal to the applicant’s original country. A conflict of duties could also cause trouble, say for such a person to perform combatant or non-combatant duties against his original country. The court had also hinted at how such a person could easily perform espionage activities.
The Supreme Court, while deliberating on interior minister’s case, remarked that as it suspended Ispahani’s membership, it would do no injustice to anybody. The counsel for the interior minister has meanwhile claimed that Malik is in the UK and would hand him the required documents as soon as he returns from there, which he would then present in the court.
The court has asked the other respondents, Chaudhry Iftikhar Nazir and Chaudhry Zahid Iqbal, in the petition filed by Mahmood Akhtar Naqvi to appear before the court on the next hearing failing which their memberships will be suspended.

25 COMMENTS

  1. These ppp`s leaders are fully derermined to disobey the decions of SC at any cost.May Allah open the closed eyes of this nation.Aameen

    • Pakistani constitution mei ministers ya parliamentarian per dual nationality ki pabendi nahi. SC constituion or mulk ko barbad kar rehay hain.

  2. I…..T….I….S….U……S….E….L…E….S…..S…..T…..O…C….R…Y……..O…V…..E……R……S…I…P…I……L……T…..M….I……L……K…………………….

  3. The S.C rightly rejected the fake documents. The court should directly ask the UK government to certify whether he has abandoned the nationality or not.

    • That was not the fake document. It was the form. Maybe RehmanMalik is a UK citizen, but Pakistan's constitution allows dual nationality. There is no ban on Parliamentarian or ministers to hold dual nationality under the constitution, whether we like that or not. If we dont like it, then we shud demand the parliament to legislate against dual nationality. Demanding SupremeCourt judges to suspend his membership is against the constitution, and judges are should not try to take legislative powers in their hands becoz it will destroy constitution and law. These judges shud be hanged for destroying constitution.

  4. The stupid ppp jiayala's will still support this govt. and this b a s t a r d rehman malik. ppp wants to make sure its followers stay stupid and ignorant so that they can keep fooling them. This whole ppp leadership, from top to bottom, are liars and corrupt. They should not be put in jail, they should be hanged in public.

  5. Each of these PPP corrupt members have a backup nationality to run incase they get caught because of the bribes, corruption, murder & torture.

    Comeon Pakistan, lets bring each and everyone of them to account, thats the only & righteous way of winning our dear country back.

  6. Are lawyers stupid? Is the AG totally ignorant? If the SC asks for a specific documents and give a few weeks time to produce it, why isn't the exact document produced? Do the lawyers not understand whats being asked of them or their clients? And why does the SC keeps giving them more time. Seems like some people get special previlidges. Does that mean that not everyone is equal in the syes of the law? To a large extent I blame the SC judges for losing credibility. They seem to want to drag important cases along so as not to have to make a decision. They are deliberately allowing foreign nationals to sit in our parliament and make laws for a country to which they don't belong. Should the judges not be blamed for allowing this to happen?

  7. Question of suspension of Senate membership shud not arise, becoz in constitution there is no provision which debars anyone having dual nationality from being being member of Senate or minister. Clearly there is no provision as such except for PM or President, so why SC is going against constitution?????If anyone or the nation does nt like dual nationals to be in govt or parliament, then they shud demand for fresh legislation in Parliament, and shud not demand an illegal act from judges. Such tactics have destroyed our country and will effect badly our political future.

  8. In the first place SC shud not have accepted n does not restrain anyone from being member of Parliament or minister on the basis of dual nationality. Let us not make our personal dislike for a man to destroy constitution. Constitution is very clear about that.

  9. This newspaper's editorial body is morally flopped and has put a filter on comments for this news item. This is sheer supression of expression of personal opinion on this issue.

  10. There is no provision in constitution of Pakistan for a person holding dual nationality not to be member of parliament or minister. This is very clear, and if anyone does not like this, he shud demand for fresh legislation and demand judges for help. SC will also be violating constitution if it gives an order which is against the constitution

  11. Even if Rehman Malik is UK national, I still love him. I would give my sister to him if he asked. I would even give him my mother. He is a true PPP leader.

    • Nobody else wants your sister or mother so why would he? Oh. Maybe he can rent them out to zaradri. Afterall, he hasn't had any in about five years 🙂

  12. the judges are baised…what about Chaudhry Nisar…there are 35 other parliamentarians with dual nationalities …but one eyed Jack picked up case against Hussain Haqqani's wife..in judge Isa threatened Hussain Haqqani that he would drag his wife and children in the courts if he didn't appear before court in Pakistan….and now Rehman Malik…this SC is BAISED..BAISED…BAISED!

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