Citizenship

“Counsel, your petition is premature, I cannot grant you the relief that you are seeking.” These words were uttered by the honorable Chief Justice of Islamabad […]

Call a Spade a Spade – Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), NRC and NPR The controversy surrounding India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is not ready to quench […]

Documentation of Afghan Nationals Underway More than a hundred thousand undocumented Afghan nationals have registered themselves with the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) over a span […]

No Country For Rohingyas According to the United Nations, Rohingya Muslims are considered to be the most persecuted minority group in the world. These unfortunate people […]

Federal Legislation In 2016 In the year 2016, the National Assembly passed 51 Acts but the Majlis-e-Shura (Parliament) altogether passed just seven, out of which two were […]

Australian parliament passes anti-terrorism law to strip citizenship Australia’s parliament has passed legislation to strip dual nationals of their citizenship if they are convicted of terrorism […]

Canadian Court Rules Women May Wear Veils During Citizenship Oath A Canadian court ruled that women may be allowed to wear face-covering veils during swearing the […]

Registration of illegal Afghan nationals in Pakistan is expected to start from 25th July, 2015 and completed in a period of about six months with an estimated […]

In what may be called the most pressing civil rights issue of modern times, the US Supreme Court has delivered a historic verdict for gay rights […]

Canada has officially passed part of Bill C-24, which puts a two-tier citizenship system into place. Under this new law, dual citizens and immigrants can have […]