Legal Principle & Question Decided

Ruling Summary: This decision was rendered by the Islamabad High Court, officially reported as 2025 IHC 210057. In this matter between Mairemunishahan Maitusong and FOP through Ministry of Interior etc, the court adjudicated key questions of statutory construction, procedural regularity, and legal precedent under Pakistani law.

Core Holding: The honorable bench evaluated governing statutory provisions and judicial authorities to establish the rights of the parties, delivering the binding reasoning set out below.

Full Judgment Text & Judicial Ruling

COURT: Islamabad High Court (Honourable Mr. Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro) AUTHOR JUDGE: Honourable Mr. Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro DECISION DATE: 09-APR-2025 CASE NO: Writ Petition-1289-2025 CITATION: 2025 IHC 210057 PARTIES: Mairemunishahan Maitusong VS FOP through Ministry of Interior etc LAW / SECTION: - SUBJECT: Miscelleneous, Other REMARKS: Petitioner is a Chinese national lady who married a Pakistani National, is aggrieved that her case for renunciation and citizenship of Pakistan is not being completed. ============================================================ ORDER SHEET ISLAMABAD HIGH COURT, ISLAMABAD. JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.

W.P No. 1289 of 2025 Mairemunishahan Vs. Director General of Immigration & Passports, etc S. No. of order/ proceedings Date of order/ proceedings Order with signature of Judge and that of parties or counsel where necessary. 09.04.2025 Mr. Aziz-ur-Rehman, Advocate for the petitioner.

Khadim Hussain Soomro, J: - Through this writ petition, the petitioner seeks the following relief:-

“ It is therefore, respectfully prayed that instant writ petition may kindly be accepted and the respondent No.1 be directed to deliver original Pakistani Citizenship Certificate to the petitioner and complete the process of renunciation of Chinese Nationality according to law to meets the ends of justice and fair play. It is further prayed that respondent No.2 also be directed to complete the process of renunciation of Chinese Nationality and forwarded renouncement case of the petitioner to China Embas sy Islamabad as soon as possible and in this way the respondent No.2 be facilitated through diplomatic channel and said grievance of the petitioner be redressed in accordance with law. Any other relief which this Hon’ble Court may deems fit and proper also be awarded to the petitioner. ”

2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was citizen of Republic of China; that the petitioner has solemnized marriage with a Pakistani citizen namely Abdul Shakoor s/o Abd ul Ghani; that the petitioner has applied for Pakistani Citizenship Certificate which was granted to her in the year 2017; that the petitioner has applied for passport to the respondent No.1, but her request was declined on that ground that firstly she sh ould give -up her Chinese nationality; that the petitioner is ready to give -up her Chinese citizenship, but whenever she approach to the respondent No.2 for renunciation of her 2 W.P No. 1289 of 2025

previous nationality; she was given dates on one pretext or the other. Ultimately, she filed an application to the respondent No.2, which has not been decided yet.

3. Mr. Azmat Bashir Tarar, AAG present before this Court in another case waived the notice of the instant petition and states that he has no objection if the direction i s to be issued to the respondent No.2 to decide the application of the petitioner in accordance with law. Learned counsel for the petitioner also expresses his satisfaction with the aforesaid proposal.

4. In view of the above, this petition stands disposed of with direction to the respondent No.2 to decide the application of the petitioner, which is available at page No. 12 of the Court file within the period of thirty days in accordance with the law.

5. The office i s directed to transmit a copy of the order to the respondent No.2 along with annexures. Respondent No.2 is further directed to submit a compliance report for perusal in Chamber after doing the needful.

(Khadim Hussain Soomro) JUDGE

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