The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Monday decided to send cases of disqualified eleven legislators in dual citizenship case to the provincial election commission.
The Election Commission of Pakistan held meeting under the chairmanship of Justice (retd) Fakhruddin G Ibrahim to review Supreme Court orders of disqualifying parliamentarians and members of Sindh and Punjab assemblies in dual nationality case.
According to sources, the ECP decided to refer the cases of MPAs to concerning provincial assemblies.
The sources further said that the majority of the ECP members were in favor of initiating criminal proceedings against Interior Minister Rehman Malik.
They said that the members suggested three-year imprisonment for Malik.
The apex court had disqualified the 11 lawmakers and refereed the case of Malik to the ECP.
In the dual nationality case, the Supreme Court last week disqualified 11 lawmakers.
The disqualified lawmakers are Farah Naz Isfahani, Zahid Iqbal, Farhat Mehmood Khan, Jameel Malik, Muhammed Akhlaq, Ashraf Chauhan, Nadia Gabol, Wasim Qadir, Nadeem Khadim, Amina Buttar and Ahmed Ali shah.
During the meeting here, the Election Commission of Pakistan was also directed to initiate legal proceedings against the disqualified parliamentarians and Rehman Malik.
3-year jail term suggested for Rehman Malik
