Dual nationality: 196 lawmakers yet to submit affidavits

Some 196 members of the National Assembly, the Senate and the provincial assemblies have not yet submitted affidavits affirming they do not hold dual nationality. According to a private TV channel, 10 members of the National Assembly and 56 members of the Senate had still not submitted the affidavits.
Similarly, 34 members of the Punjab Assembly, 84 members of the Sindh Assembly, 10 of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and two from the Balochistan Assembly had also failed to submit the affidavits. The channel reported that those lawmakers who fail to submit their affidavits by November 9 would be considered dual nationals. The Supreme Court had earlier suspended the membership of several legislators in the dual nationality case.