Hamdullah is not alien, IHC suspend the cancel citizenship order

Maulana Hamdullah had kids, Do the children also have Pakistani National Identity Card (NIC)?. justice inquired

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court suspended National Database and Registration Authority’s (Nadra) decision about to cancel the citizenship of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader and former senator Maulana Hafiz Hamdullah.

IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the petition filed against the cancellation of JUI-F leader’s citizenship. During the hearing, Justice Minallah inquired whether Maulana Hamdullah had kids, and Asked Do the children also have Pakistani National Identity Card (NIC)?.

To this, Nadra’s counsel replied that Hamdullah was first told through a letter in 2018 about his citizenship issue and a committee was formed. “Hamdullah appeared before the district-level committee where he was asked to present documents, which later turned out to be bogus,” the counsel said.

After hearing the arguments, the court suspended Nadra’s decision to cancel Hamidullah’s citizenship and sought response from it within two weeks.

The ISLAMABAD HIGH COURT in its order said neither Nadra nor the interior ministry should take any action against Hamdullah.

The court also suspended Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (Pemra) notification forbidding TV channels from inviting him.