Ex-Indian national's Pak citizenship documents destroyed in Secretariat fire

Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 15:05 [IST]

Islamabad, Sep. 16 (ANI): The file containing the record of an Indian who was granted Pakistani citizenship in 1991 has been destroyed, the Senate Committee on Interior was informed.

The committee was informed that the file containing important documents about the grant of Pakistani citizenship to Syed Sarwat Hussain was burnt during a fire in the Shaheed-e-Millat Secretariat in 2002.

Interior Ministry officials clarified before the committee that Hussain was given the country's citizenship after a complete security clearance.

It may be noted that Hussain was accused of smuggling drugs to Saudi Arabia. (ANI)

Topics: exindian, , nationals, , pak, citizenship, , documents, , destroyed, , secretariat, fire

Other articles published on September 16, 2009

'JK to urge simpler travel procedures across LoC'

Wednesday, April 18, 2007,16:45 [IST]

Jammu, Apr 18: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has &13; called for simplifying travel procedures across the line of control (LoC). Mr Azad, addressing public meetings at Surankote and Mendhar, said the state &13; government would urge the Centre at the next roundtable on Kashmir at New Delhi &13; to relax norms for people on both sides of the LoC. ''We will be discussing how to make the travel easier and comfortable from &13; both.....

Limitless Updates

International News

News Archives

JK: PDP, Tarigami seek probe into civilian killings

Tuesday, April 17, 2007,17:48 [IST]

Srinagar, Apr 17: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a ruling coalition &13; partner in Jammu and Kashmir, today demanded a thorough probe into the killing &13; of two civilians allegedly in an unprovoked shoot-out by the police at Kakapora &13; in Pulwama on Sunday. In a statement here, a PDP spokesman condemned the incident and demanded a &13; thorough probe into the circumstances that led to the loss of the precious &13; lives. ''At a time.....