LAHORE: A decision has been submitted to the Punjab Meeting searching for a ban on the appointment of twin nationals to authorities service, arguing that holding citizenship of one other nation raises considerations over allegiance and entry to delicate state info.
The decision, moved by ruling PML-N MPA Amjad Ali Javed, calls on the federal and Punjab governments to enact laws barring twin nationals from acquiring authorities jobs.
Based on the textual content of the decision, an investigative report claimed that round 24,000 serving workers in numerous authorities departments held twin nationality. It said that a lot of their relations additionally possessed overseas citizenship, whereas others have been within the strategy of buying it.
The decision argued that buying citizenship of one other nation requires an oath of allegiance to that state, which can elevate questions on a person’s loyalty to Pakistan. It famous that, on related grounds, twin nationals are already barred from contesting elections.
It additional said that authorities officers are entrusted with delicate info referring to nationwide safety, have entry to essential official data and play a key function in administrative and coverage selections. Nevertheless, present legal guidelines don’t forestall twin nationals from serving in authorities positions.
The decision urged each governments to introduce applicable laws and take mandatory administrative measures to ban twin nationals from securing public sector employment, saying such steps have been important to safeguard nationwide pursuits and defend delicate state establishments.
In January, JUI-F MNA Noor Alam Khan additionally known as for barring bureaucrats from holding twin nationality.
“And if this doesn’t occur, parliamentarians also needs to be allowed to have twin citizenship,” he stated, in a gathering of the Nationwide Meeting Standing Committee on Cupboard Secretariat, the place the Civil Servants (Modification) Invoice, 2024 — which was moved by Khan — was taken up.
