Dual Citizenship: Is it really an Issue? With all the talk going around nowadays about dual citizenship, one has to wonder whether this really is an issue or not? In Pakistan, anything that has to do with mainstream politicians being affected by court orders becomes wildly over exaggerated, with the most recent being the membership […]
Lashing out against the provincial government on Wednesday, Adviser on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik vowed that he would file a huge corruption case against Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif. While speaking to the media, the advisor on Interior Minister blamed the Punjab government for massive corruption in the laptop project. Some people in the provincial […]
Jun 6 2012 | Posted in
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Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain insisted that the girls were alive who were allegedly slaughtered following a jirga decree in Kohistan district. The minister denied that the women have been killed but witnesses from the rival tribe insisted otherwise. They claimed to identify graves of the slain women. Iftikhar Hussain added that a fact-finding […]
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In what appeared to be a reply to the judiciary, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani directed the cabinet division to reinstate Rehman Malik as his advisor on interior affairs. The latest development came a day after the Supreme Court suspended Rehman Malik’s senate membership over dual nationality case. As per the prime minister’s directives, […]
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Supreme Court asks for more evidence for renunciation of UK nationality from Rehman Malik Rehman Malik has recently been suspended as the MP by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The reason for the suspension of the Interior Minister of the country has been cited as the fact that Malik is a dual nationality holder. Other […]
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Giving another shock to the government, the Supreme Court of Pakistan temporarily suspended Senate membership of Interior Minister Rehman Malik over the issue of dual nationality. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry while hearing the dual nationality case issued this ruling after Rehman Malik failed to submit the documents, proving that he […]
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SC seeks prove for Rehman Malik’s renounced British Nationality Islamabad: (Wednesday, May 30, 2012) The Supreme Court, while rejecting documents submitted by the Minister for Interior Rehman Malik in the dual nationality case, directed the minister’s counsel to submit the certificate that is usually issued by the government of the United Kingdom at the time […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday rejected the documents submitted by Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik, giving him a one-day deadline to prove that he has quitted his British nationality. According to the media reports, his failure in satisfying the apex court by submitting the receipt of the payment to renounce his dual nationality […]
May 30 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan, UK pledge to work together in war on terror Islamabad: (Monday, May 28, 2012) Minister for Interior Rehman Malik here today said that Pakistan has rendered great many sacrifices in the war against terrorism and that the International Community should acknowledge this huge contribution in this regard. Malik said this while talking to his […]
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In an apparent confrontation between executive and judiciary, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani decided to defend the former at any case. While speaking to a private TV channel, the premier extended his support to parliamentarians, saying that there was no restriction on dual nationality in the Constitution of Pakistan. He observed, “Except the prime […]
First session of talks between Pakistan and India concluded fruitlessly on Friday without any decision about much awaited liberalized and soft visa agreement between the two neighbors. Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik while speaking to the media said Islamabad had taken a firm decision to liberalize visa regime with India. He, however, said the agreement […]
Expressing annoyance over Lyari operation, President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday formed a three-member committee to investigate the violence and submit a report at the earliest. The president issued the directives after a one-on-one meeting with Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP)-MNA Abdul Qadir Patel held at the Bilawal House. MNA Qadir Patel, Senator Yousuf Baloch and […]