Saturday, July 21, 2012

Malik goes for Senate seat after shunning UK nationality

KARACHI: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik submitted nomination papers for a Senate seat on Friday. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had called on members of the provincial assembly of Sindh to nominate a new candidate for the Senate from the province after the seat was vacated by Malik, following his resignation. The polling for the seat will be held on August 8. Showing the renunciation certificate from the United Kingdom’s border agency, Malik gave his assurance that he is only a Pakistani citizen now and does not hold any other nationality. Seconding his statement, he showed his Pakistani national identity card to the media. The documents will be scrutinisd on July 23 and 24, while candidates can withdraw their nomination papers by July 30. Speaking to the media after submitting his nomination papers, Malik said that he has always supported and followed the orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He said that he would not comment on the documents he submitted because they were under scrutiny. The minister said that the documents could be obtained by anyone to see as he had publicisd them. inp

Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk

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