Staff Reporter
Islamabad
A petition seeking Faisal Vawda’s disqualification was filed with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday, stating that the federal minister had violated Article 62 & 63 of the Constitution for allegedly hiding his dual citizenship. The complaint was filed by a man named Qadir Mandokhel, who alleged that Vawda had hidden that he held dual citizenship when he filed his nomination papers. The petition accuses Vawda of hiding that he was a citizen of the US when he filed his nomination papers to contest General Elections 2018. The Supreme Court of Pakistan, in a judgment, had categorically stated that the candidates who previously held dual nationality should have the renunciation certificate at the time of filing of nomination papers. Various legislators were disqualified by the top court on this count; included among them were two PML-N senators.
