BERLIN: Pakistan has completed the formalities required to finalise a dual nationality arrangement with Germany, allowing Pakistan-origin residents to retain their Pakistani citizenship while acquiring German nationality, the Pakistanis Embassy in Germany confirmed. Read More: Pakistan allows dual nationality with 22 countries under new law Under the new arrangement, Pakistanis applying for German citizenship will no longer be […]
citizenship
Alarm grows over proposed expansion of US denaturalisation drive
The Trump administration is considering a major expansion of efforts to strip US citizenship from naturalized Americans, sparking alarm among immigration advocates and sharp criticism from Democratic lawmakers who warn the move could undermine the foundations of American citizenship. Read More: Trump freezes Afghan special immigrant visa program According to internal guidance circulated to US Citizenship […]
Germany eases citizenship for Nazi victims’ descendants
Germany on Friday passed legislation to naturalise some Nazi victims’ descendants who had previously been denied citizenship in what it called a symbolic step toward redressing past injustice. The so-called “reparation citizenship” measure passed the Bundestag lower house of parliament with a large majority in a marathon session before the summer recess. Lawmakers also updated […]
UK strips citizenship from dual national Daesh convert ‘Jihadi Jack’
LONDON: Britain has revoked the citizenship of a dual national Muslim convert to the Daesh group dubbed “Jihadi Jack” being held in northern Syria, leading Canada to accuse the UK of off-loading its responsibilities. The move targeting Jack Letts, 24, who was a dual UK-Canadian national, has prompted a diplomatic row with Ottawa, Britain’s Mail […]
Equality of citizenship
90 years ago when Jinnah stood up to speak on the Child Marriages Restraint Bill in the Indian central legislature, no one amongst the Hindus said to him “You are a Muslim and you should not speak on this matter.” The bill was introduced to stop the practice of child marriages in India, which at […]