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MUHAMMAD FAISAL VAWDA vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD arts — 2022 CLC 902 ISLAMABAD

Case information

Citation
2022 CLC 902 ISLAMABAD
Court
Islamabad High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
CLC
Parties
MUHAMMAD FAISAL VAWDA vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD arts
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD FAISAL VAWDA VS ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD arts.62(1)(f), 63(1)(c) & 199---Election---Disqualification---Foreign nationality, renunciation of---Initiation of process---False affidavit---Petitioner was disqualified by Election Commission of Pakistan for holding foreign nationality at the time of filing his nomination papers who had filed false affidavit to such effect---Validity---When a citizen of Pakistan had acquired citizenship of a foreign state, such citizen was not qualified to be elected or chosen for Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) until and unless such legal status i.e. citizenship of foreign state was obliterated or extinguished---Mere initiation of process of relinquishment was not sufficient because disqualification would remain operative till completion and conclusion of the process---Date on which affidavit was submitted along with nomination papers, the process of renunciation of petitioner's foreign citizenship was not concluded nor completed---High Court declined to interfere in order of disqualification passed by Election Commission of Pakistan, as the same did not suffer from any legal infirmity---Constitutional petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

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