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Rehman Malik quits Senate membership

Dunya News

Senior Advisor on Interior Rehman Malik announces to resign from the Senate's membership.

Talking to media at Karachi airport on Monday, Rehman Malik said that he wanted to quit senior advisor’s post as well but the prime minister has asked him to continue his job.He said party leadership has been informed regarding his decision and he will only act as per leadership’s directives.In dual-nationality case, Malik’s senate membership was suspended by Supreme Court of Paksitan after he was unable to convince the apex court that he had renounced his British citizenship in 2008, ie, before he was elected a Senator.Malik today told reporters that he has submitted the certificate to prove that he has renounced his British citizenship.