Dr Asim resigns from Senate

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Dr Asim resigns from Senate

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Advisor to Prime Minister on Petroleum Dr Asim Hussain on Tuesday resigned from his Senate seat.

23 October,2012 05:11 pm

According to sources, though reasons for Dr. Asim resigned from Senate seat due to unconfirmed reports over his dual nationality.On September 20, the Supreme Court ruled that 11 lawmakers holding dual nationalities were not eligible to hold any public offices and declared all such lawmakers as disqualified.It ordered the disqualified lawmakers to return the amount spent on their salaries and perks.The sources added that Dr. Asim’s resignation has been accepted.