ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was told on Monday that there were 210 serving civil servants in the federal government who had concealed their dual nationality status in official documents.
Further highlighting the findings of his team’s inquiry, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director general Bashir Memon said that there were another 291 civil servants who had concealed the dual nationality status of their spouses.
Further, the FIA DG said seven foreign nationals were working for the civil service, while one of them had concealed that he was a foreign national.
On Monday, the three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar issued notices to all these bureaucrats. The court has also sought legal assistance from the Attorney General of Pakistan regarding the holding of dual nationality by civil servants.
During the hearing, the chief justice inquired whether a foreigner could serve as an employee of the federal government. On this, the FIA DG said that it was not allowed under the law.
The establishment secretary added that foreigners could work on projects after they have obtained requisite permission.
The court then ordered the FIA chief to furnish more details of officials and summoned a report in two weeks.
Published in Daily Times, March 27th 2018.
