ISLAMABAD – The federal government has decided to collect details of foreign citizenship held by government employees.
The government directed the public servants to submit declarations within 90 days.
The government has also issued a prescribed pro forma to gather information about public servants’ foreign citizenship status.
It also instructed ministries and divisions to compile and submit details concerning their subordinate officers.
Under the new directive, employees will be required to disclose whether they hold citizenship of any foreign country and provide the relevant information within the stipulated 90-day period.
The declaration will also cover the foreign citizenship status of employees’ dependents, along with details of travel documents held by dependent family members.
In addition, the government employees will have to disclose information about marriages to foreign nationals as part of the information-gathering exercise.
The ministries and divisions have been instructed to collect the required information from their respective employees and submit it in accordance with the prescribed format.
The move aims to compile comprehensive records of foreign citizenship and related details among federal government employees and their dependent family members.
Moreover, the details regarding the implementation of the directive, including any consequences for failing to submit the declaration within the deadline, were not immediately available.