Pakistan

Dual nationality: FIA submits details of 122 candidates to ECP

Murad Ali Shah, Fauzia Kasuri, others hold dual passports: report

News Desk June 16, 2018

PHOTO: REUTERS

The Federal Investigation Authority has provided details of 122 candidates possessing dual nationality to the Election Commission of Pakistan.

The list, Express News reported, includes senior politicians such as former Sindh chief minister Murad Ali Shah and Pak Sar Zameen party's Fauzia Kasuri.

According to the FIA report, Kasuri is a US national, whereas Shah is a Canadian national. Tehreek-e-Insaf's Faisal Vawda is also a US national.

The report stated that 60 electoral candidates hold a British passport, 26 candidates are American nationals, while 24 have Canadian nationality.

Candidates who are dual nationals have to give up their foreign passports in order to contest the 2018 general elections, scheduled for 25^th of next month.

COMMENTS (4)

AB MAJEED | 6 years ago | Reply of course there is a big deal if someone is a dual national, specially when they are going to participate for General Election of any country.

Bullehshah | 6 years ago | Reply Some countries with significant diaspora have elected representatives in their parliaments (overseas constituency). No big deal if someone is a dual national. The law needs to change!

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SHAH S | 6 years ago | Reply FIA and Election Commission please print publicly the list of name of the 122 foreigners trying to participate in Elections of my Country; They should be barred never to participate as they are Citizens of another country having Pakistani Origin;

SHAH S | 6 years ago | Reply It is Pakistan Elections for National Assembly, Provincial Assembly and the Senate...… Not the US , UK or Canadian elections to be held in Pakistan; Get rid of these 122 Crooks; Even if they say they will surrender their non-Pakistani citizenship... don't believe them.. they are compulsive mental crooks; Let them go to their country and participate in their elections.... NOT in MY COUNTRY;

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