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Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif

Islamabad: Surprising news has come out from Pakistan. In a surprising development, a committee of the National Assembly was informed that more than 22,000 bureaucrats in the country have dual citizenship. Concerns regarding Pakistan’s national security have increased after information related to dual citizenship came to light. The National Assembly is the lower house of the Pakistani Parliament.

Concern expressed in the meeting

According to the Express Tribune newspaper, the National Assembly meeting related to internal affairs was held under the chairmanship of Raja Khurram Nawaz. The members in the meeting expressed concern over this practice and demanded strict action to ban this practice, especially for bureaucrats, judges and MPs.

22,000 bureaucrats have dual citizenship

The meeting discussed the proposed law under which Pakistani passports will be given to citizens of countries with which Pakistan has dual citizenship agreements. During the meeting, it was revealed that around 22,000 bureaucrats have dual citizenship.

People with dual citizenship are not appointed

Committee member Abdul Qadir Patel expressed surprise that dual citizenship is prohibited for members of the National Assembly and judges, while there is no such restriction for bureaucrats. He proposed that a provision should be included in the Bill to ensure that persons with dual citizenship are not appointed as bureaucrats.

data sought

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Agha Rafiullah sought detailed statistics on Pakistani citizens holding dual citizenship, including how many have renounced their foreign citizenship. According to the newspaper report, the committee member also expressed concern over the relaxation of dual nationality rules, citing the example of the chairman of top anti-corruption body NAB (National Accountability Bureau). (Language)