Pakistan

Pakistan cancels singer Adnan Sami's passport

“We will not issue NOC (basic requirement to acquire any other country’s citizenship) to him,” says interior...

Zahid Gishkori November 16, 2015

Pakistan earlier refused renunciation citizenship certificate to the singer, necessary to adopt a nationality.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan cancelled on Monday the passport of India-based singer Adnan Sami Khan, saying he failed to fulfill the criterion mentioned in the country’s laws.

Talking to The Express Tribune, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar confirmed the development, saying the citizen documentation of the singer was cancelled.

“We will not issue NOC to him,” he said.

An NOC is a basic requirement for Sami to acquire any other country’s citizenship.

Pakistan refuses to revoke Adnan Sami’s nationality

Pakistan had earlier refused to issue renunciation citizenship certificate to Sami after he remarked, “I don’t need the green passport anymore. I have found my home in India.”

“Why would we issue the certificate to a man who has no respect for ‘sacred’ documents,” a senior officer of the interior ministry had said while commenting on the singer’s remarks.

COMMENTS (56)

mahesh | 8 years ago | Reply ha ha...cancels his passport. he didnt want it in the place.he had a british passport as well. But in india, you can have only one passport, no Dual passport syste. So he will only be having his Indian passport. Why did he choose it? because he finds India a better place. Simple

Nasser | 9 years ago | Reply @A-No1: Yes....we would give nationality to anyone who foulmouths Pakistan....this satisfies our ego.

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Patriot | 9 years ago | Reply Wow this is real face of Incredible India. Even son for famous PAF pilot who fought against India wants to become Indian Citizen and Indians have big heart to accept him.

Sandip | 9 years ago | Reply @Ayesha: Correct. After all he insulted Qaid-e-Azam by saying that.

someone | 9 years ago | Reply @Ayesha: How many Pakistani MPs take oath for office on passport?

Sonia Rawat | 9 years ago | Reply I think he should be issued noc yaar. What is wrong in saying i dn need a green passport i found a home in India. Do we not say we like this state more than that state? Does it mean we disrespect one state for the other. Some people may like India more than pakistan and some people( Indians) may find a home in pakistan. After all it is a personal choice. The people of both countries should not keep feeling of hatred for each other in their hearts. This is the job of cunning immature leaders of both countries. Let's leave it to them only...

Sonia Rawat | 9 years ago | Reply I think he should be issued noc yaar. What is wrong in saying i found a home in india. Some ppl( Indian) may find home in pak. Do we not say sometimes that i like this state more than that state? Does it mean we disrespect one state for the other? It just means we like something little better than the other thing. Some may like pak more than india nd some may like india more than pak. So i think atleast ppl of both countries should not have any feeling of hatred in their hearts for each other. This is the work of immature nd cunning leaders of both the countries. Let us leave it to them only. Nd yaa @pakistan i wish all indians were like Modi.

XoF | 9 years ago | Reply Sarcasm got what it deserved.

IBN E ASHFAQUE | 9 years ago | Reply @Mudassar: Many are disillusioned with Pakistan particularly its elite.....

Mudassar | 9 years ago | Reply How can the son of a fighter pilot of Pakistan Air Force (one of the national heroes of 1965 war) even think of choosing the arch rival country as his new place? Opting its nationality is even far from thinking..... Very sad for Adnan Sami.

Kashif | 9 years ago | Reply If pakistanis were given the choice of swapping their "sacred" document with an American passport, 101% would gladly oblige. So much for being "sacred". Let the man live where ever he desires, who cares.

Zen | 9 years ago | Reply @Bob: Just make sure that it does not increase in numbers.

Malatesh | 9 years ago | Reply @Razzy Ask your own government for the proof.. @Bob Yes, % is very small because India cannot take all of you... As our PM said India is natural home only for prosecuted minority..

Garry | 9 years ago | Reply PAK govt. is playing kiddish. What's wrong in saying Green Passport? It's green and sacred colour, he didn't disrespect anything. Moreover, Adnan can Go India, Srilanka, USA, UK etc. whatever country he think suits him. Why so any angry over this ? Govt. needs to behave mature and not emotional.

Bob | 9 years ago | Reply @Malatesh: out of the population of 200 Million, number of people mentioned by you i.e. 4,700, which I think is exaggerated, any how it works out to be 0.002% of the population. so chill it bro. Have a life and Adnan sami as well :).

Razzy | 9 years ago | Reply @malatest Any proof of that?

Ali S | 9 years ago | Reply He also has a British passport, so if anything getting rid of his Pakistani citizenship is a blessing for him.

Hassan Wali | 9 years ago | Reply @Usman Khan, My dear brother Pakistan has given Adnan Sami an identity, people made him a Star, celebrated his success which he got in India and in return he said that he doesn't need Pakistani identity...!!! Even if he felt this way but shouldn't have expressed this way. Pakistan to its people is a scared land and how dare he to disrespect it? He would have got the required documents if he had applied in an appropriate way. He is very rightly treated by the Pak authorities, if he thinks that he has become bigger then Pakistani Identity then lets see who wins.

Ayesha | 9 years ago | Reply Is Passport a “Sacred Document”? Yes it is! Go and ask the Palestinians! Yes it is indeed. It's your identity. The basic root of your belonging. When a Passport gets lost during travelling, it's a nightmare. Let Adnan Sami sing the song "Bhar de Jholli with Passport", he does not deserves an NOC without public apology.

Malatesh | 9 years ago | Reply @Bob: Why are you frustrated so much? He can be one like those 4700 Pakistanis who got Indian Passport this year alone..

IBN E ASHFAQUE | 9 years ago | Reply @Mustafa: We have to ponder where are we going? Specially in terms of injustice.......There is too much injustice in Pakistan......We can be poor we can be ignorant......that may take time but sheer injustice....brutality......that only requires putting the competent and honest persons incharge........that is not happening......Pakistan resembles in a historical sense the days of Lahoree Ranjit Singh.......in more than one ways.....May Allah guide us all.

Bob | 9 years ago | Reply @prabhjyot singh madan: @hussain Pindi You can come by changing your name several times, but every time you'll remain the same Mr. Udday Shankar :)

Mustafa | 9 years ago | Reply His late father was a PAF war hero and fought wars against India in 65 and 71.

Vectra | 9 years ago | Reply 1st when he applied for his passport renewal the Pakistani FO refused and this lead him to be stateless and he requested India to give this stateless person a state by giving him Indian Citizenship.India agreed not only because he is stateless but because his contribution to Indian cinema and as per Indian law he has to furnish the NOC from pakistan and now when he is againg asking for NOC the pakistani FO again refuses.Is pakistani FO playing with a persons life???.How immature is that by Chaudri nisar and FO.Better i would suggest Mr Adnan Sami to approach the ICJ (International Court of Justice) in Hague if the FO continue insisting on its stand.

Vijaykumar | 9 years ago | Reply Thousands of Pakistanis have renounced their Pakistani citizenship to stay in US/UK , Canada etc. But here he opted for India , enemy country .That's the problem. immature step of GOP.

prabhjyot singh madan | 9 years ago | Reply @Hussein, pindi: You can come and our nationality, the only requirement is loyalty to flag and constitution. Best of luck. Rab rakha

xyz | 9 years ago | Reply .... great job, minister. Thumb up!

SHAH | 9 years ago | Reply @A-No1: Good

Mrs HighBall | 9 years ago | Reply Instead this somewhat impulsive approach, the Pak govt should have assessed him for all his back taxes and perhaps slapped an exit tax before welcoming the renunciation of citizenship.

JSM | 9 years ago | Reply What does cancellation of an expire document mean? This is a bigger joke.

Mrs HighBall | 9 years ago | Reply So now technically he is Stateless and a refugee in India ? It seems Pakistan govt wants to make another Nobel Prize winner !

Nero | 9 years ago | Reply How arrogant and petty of the Pakistani government. The worse part is that many Pakistanis will comment here to applaud such an anti-citizenry action. What right does the minister for denying NOC? How on earth can you cancel someone's passport and then deny them the opportunity to have another country's passport?

DudeFromDC | 9 years ago | Reply Did I just hear a Pakistani Muslim calling India home? That explains Pakistan's refusal to issue NOC..

kamal | 9 years ago | Reply @A-No1: Not petty all. And I wouldn't call it betrayal as well. Only people who belong can betray. He never belonged to Pakistan. Biological birth doesn't make one loyal. Keep him.

Akbar Sait | 9 years ago | Reply Seems to be a response from this branch of the Pakistani government based on a unwillingness to face the sad fact that some citizens choose to acquire another country's citizenship.

optimist | 9 years ago | Reply I never needed an NOC to apply for nationality in an EU country.

Woz Ahmed | 9 years ago | Reply Millions of Pakistanis have given up their citizenship, USA for example does not allow dual citizenship, (nor does India). How many of these have failed the 'criterion' laws of this country ! Live and let live and forget this non issue, instead let us focus on health and education, so we become a nation no one wants to leave.

ali | 9 years ago | Reply I do not know what is wrong with Adnan Sami. He is not even in demand. Why he is taking a big step which is gonna make only his life miserable. Pity on him.

Pakistani | 9 years ago | Reply Let him go and be where he is happy. We should be big about this. There needs to be lots of cross border exchanges between Indians and Pakistanis, so both sides can chill and not always bring nationalism and politics into everything. Not every Indian is MODI

TooTrue | 9 years ago | Reply I've no idea who this man is but people switch citizenship all over the world. It's no big deal and shouldn't be a matter of national pride.

John B | 9 years ago | Reply The US should also cancel and deport all the passports issued to PAK immigrants who possess dual nationality since their citizenship oath is a false declaration and is antithesis to their declaration in PAK passport.

Anwar | 9 years ago | Reply Haaahaahaahaa!!! Sacred document?? Haahaahaahaa!!! Cannot stop laughing...

Atif | 9 years ago | Reply What's the point of all this discussion and news when he's already made up his mind. People all over the world renounce and change citizenships, it's not a big deal... Government should act maturely and not like an emotional kid. His decision to become Indian won't effect Pakistan. Such petty things are not worth waisting time.

Angry Pitbull | 9 years ago | Reply LOL.... Passport considered as sacred document in pakistan? I never knew that. I thought it just a small sized book which authorize that a person is belong to a certain country.

Hey hey | 9 years ago | Reply @A-No1: Petty and Immature indeed and these people are our leaders.

Hey hey | 9 years ago | Reply @A-No1: It is petty indeed and immature.

Pops | 9 years ago | Reply Sacred document? It's a travel document not a sacred document. One that most Pakistanis want to change for the red UK passport.

Hey hey | 9 years ago | Reply @Ali: You correct, brother.

Hey hey | 9 years ago | Reply @Usman Khan: Pakistan is being childish about this whole issue. Such an immature response from Pakistan and the Home Minister.

Hussein, pindi | 9 years ago | Reply I want to apply for Indian citizenship. What is the procedure? There are many here who have same desire.

Anon | 9 years ago | Reply If he don't care about his green passport why do we bother to waste our time issuing him certificate. He can ask his new hosts to grant him citizenship without this requirement. GOP is very right about not issuing him any documents, if you are requesting something your attitude must reflect that.

A-No1 | 9 years ago | Reply How petty of the minister. India will give him nationality without any sacred paper from Pak.

Ali | 9 years ago | Reply When this govt loots money, they are not respecting the people of Pakistan. A piece of paper has more respect than the people now? Emotional decisions are not meant for govts. Let me him and call it good riddance. Period.

Anon | 9 years ago | Reply He has not followed the procedure so should not be issued a certificate. Why should the government of Pakistan bend over to issue him the certificate when he is not following the procedure and insulting the country. As simple as that

Two Cents | 9 years ago | Reply Seriously, good riddance. Who wants him here anyway? Also, I don't think the NOC has any value or substance since the host country is not going to ask for it anyway before issuing a passport.

Usman Khan | 9 years ago | Reply There is nothing wrong in saying “I don’t need the green passport anymore. I have found my home in India.” And secondly Pakistani passport is not a "Sacred Document". Its just a passport. I think people just wants to make it difficult for him, because he wants to stay in India. Let him go. He wants to be there, let him be there. Who cares..

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