Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Thursday sought details of the Supreme Court’s orders regarding the legislators who were suspended for holding dual nationalities from the Election Commission by August 3. The chief justice passed the order while hearing a petition filed by Faisal Ilyas Sadiq, through his counsel Saiful Malook, seeking disqualification of MPA Rana Asif for holding dual nationality. Earlier, the Election Commission of Pakistan, through its counsel, filed a reply in the matter and also submitted the Supreme Court’s order in Farahnaz Isphahani case. The petitioner’s counsel also submitted Canadian Act 1985 and oath of allegiance under the act. However, the court observed that the American and Canadian oaths of allegiance were different, therefore, the SC’s order in Farahnaz Isphahani case was not be applicable in Rana Asif case. The court observed that Canadian passport could be issued to only Canadian citizens and the respondent MPA admitted that he had a Canadian passport. It was informed that the Supreme Court had suspended memberships of many legislators who had nationalities of the United Kingdom and other European countries. The court directed the ECP to submit details of SC’s orders regarding suspended legislators by August 3. It also reprimanded petitioner’s counsel for not cooperating.
