PML-Q’s former MNA Begum Shehnaz
Sheikh submitted through an open letter to the Supreme Court on Monday a
list of parliamentarians having dual nationality.
In her open letter written to the
Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, she alleged that
the cases of all the parliamentarians having dual nationality were not
equally dealt with. She requested the apex court to put the procedure
pertaining to reimbursement of benefits enjoyed by the dual nationality
holder parliamentarians, on hold until the final verdict on the pending
review pleas of the dual nationality holders was delivered.
In her letter, she mentioned the
names of 20 dual nationality holder parliamentarians. She said a few of
those, whose membership was suspended by the apex court, still continued
to remain at their offices. The letter includes the names of Asim
Hussain, Raza Haroon, Shahbeen Rizvi, Tayyib Hussain, Fauzia Ejaz and
Jameel Ashraf.
Shehnaz Sheikh alleged that she was
not justly dealt with despite she had tendered her resignation. She
claimed that all dual nationality holder members of parliament were not
equally treated. She said all dual nationality holder parliamentarians
were not directed to return all the monetary benefits they had drawn
during the period they occupied public offices and other emoluments from
the public exchequer, including monthly remunerations, TA/DA and
facilities of accommodation, along with other perks etc.
She requested the apex court to stop
all proceedings of reimbursement of monetary benefits granted to the
suspended parliamentarians until a decision came on the review pleas
filed against the Supreme Court’s verdict of disqualifying 11 members of
parliament.
It may be recalled here that the
membership of Begum Shehnaz Sheikh was suspended by the Supreme Court in
October 2012 for holding Australian nationality, while being a
Pakistani national and a member of the parliament.(The News)