Establishment Division Seeks Prime Minister’s Authorization to Crackdown on Government Officers Hiding Dual Nationalities; Over 62 Percent of High-Ranking Officials Fail to Submit Mandatory Declarations
ISLAMABAD: The Establishment Division has ratcheted up pressure on government officials who are holding foreign or dual citizenship, formally transmitting a summary to the Prime Minister’s office for approval of “stringent disciplinary measures.
Nearly 3,000 high-ranking government officials have not yet signed the required affidavits and just 8 percent have declared foreign citizenship for themselves or their dependents, official data shows.
Key points of Establishment Division’s summary and crackdown on dual nationality.
The Establishment Division (BS-20 to BS-22) has asked the Prime Minister to allow it to proceed against the senior officers in Basic Pay Scales (BS) 20 to 22. Potential penalties include denial of promotion, forced retirement or termination of service, which will be issued if approved, in accordance with formal show cause notices.
Non-Compliance Statistics: As of yet, 62.5 per cent of 2,917 government officers are not yet compliant with declarations. Of the individuals who did file declarations, 8.68 per cent declared foreign citizenship.
Officials are defaulting: Senior officials from Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS), Police Service of Pakistan (PSP), Secretariat Group and Office Management Group. Article 10 of the rules of civil servants stipulates that officers must declare their own foreign citizenship and the citizenship of their dependents specifically.According to civil servants’ rules, the officers are required to declare their foreign citizenship as well as the citizenship of their dependents (children) explicitly.