Vawda could face disqualification over 'dual nationality' issue.

Byline: MANSOOR ALI

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda is likely to face disqualification as he allegedly concealed his dual nationality at the time of filing of his nomination papers to Returning Officer to contest the general elections 2018, experts said yesterday.

While talking to The Nation, former secretary ECP Kanwar Dilshad said that if the federal minister has lied to the Election Commission regarding his dual nationality (American), then it would lead to the disqualification of the minister.

He further said that along with the submission of nomination papers there is an affidavit which is a kind of oath pertaining that the person who submit the papers does not hold any other nationality.

Kanwar further stated that the Supreme Court of Pakistan has categorically elaborated that the candidates who had dual nationality must provide a certificate of renunciation at the time of submitting the nomination papers to the commission.

'Many lawmakers in the past have been disqualified by the apex court due to the issue of dual nationality; they included sister of Shahid Haqqan Abbasi and PML-N leader Sadia Abbasi and Haroon Akhtar,' he added. Earlier, in October 2019, the Election Tribunal at the Sindh High Court had turned down Shehbaz Sharif's...