ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former legislators of different political shades may have resigned to escape disqualification for having dual nationality, but the Supreme Court has summoned 20 on Monday.
They are former petroleum adviser to prime minister Dr Asim Hussain, Tayyab Hussain, Nadeem Ahsan, Syed Haider Abbas Rizvi, Fauzia Ejaz Mohammad Khan, Sabin Rizvi, Areesh Kumar, Donya Aziz, Arif Aziz Sheikh, Jameel Ahmad Malik, Fauzia Asghar, Dr Tahir Ali Javed, Jameel Ashraf, Javed Tarki, Murad Ali Shah, Sadiq Ali Memon, Abdul Moeed Siddiqi, Dr Syed Mohammad Ali Shah, Askari Taqvi and Raza Haroon.
When they appear, either in person or through their counsel, they will have to explain why the court should not ask them to return all the monetary benefits and perks they enjoyed as legislators.
A bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed took up the case yesterday.
On March 15, the court asked the Election Commission of Pakistan to furnish the names of parliamentarians and members of provincial assemblies who were disqualified over their status. Internews
