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Pakistani apex court suspends Rehman Malik from Senate
Monday June 04, 2012 06:11:57 PM,
IANS
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Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court Monday suspended
the Senate membership of Interior Minister Rehman Malik for
holding dual nationality, a media report said.
A three-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice
Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, heard the case of Malik holding dual
nationality of Britain and Pakistan, reported Geo News.
Malik said he had forfeited his British citizenship but he failed
to provide sufficient documents to the apex court.
The apex court had earlier suspended the National Assembly
membership of Pakistan Peoples Party lawmaker Farahnaz Ispahani,
and has issued notice to Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Sheikh in a
similar case.
A fresh petition submitted Monday named 14 other parliamentarians
and members of provincial assemblies who, it claimed, held dual
nationalities. The lawmakers have been issued notices by the
court.
The court adjourned the hearing till June 13.
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