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Civil Servants (Amendment) Bill, 2024
Coverage of Civil Servants (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Nexus archive.
- PML-N MPA seeks ban on appointment of dual nationals to government service
A resolution submitted to the Punjab Assembly seeks to ban dual nationals from government jobs, citing concerns over allegiance and access to sensitive information. The resolution, moved by PML-N MPA Amjad Ali Javed, references an investigative report claiming 24,000 government employees hold dual nationality and urges legislative action to prohibit such appointments. Similar calls were made by JUI-F MNA Noor Alam Khan regarding bureaucrats.