Prime Minister Imran Khan’s close aide Zulfi Bukhari’s appointment as the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development has been challenged in the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday.
The petitioner, Adil Chatta, questioned Bukhari’s appointment before the apex court as he is a dual national.
The petition filed under the Constitution states, “If dual nationals cannot be the members of the national or provincial assemblies then they should not be appointed as premier’s special assistants either as they have similar responsibilities.”
“Bukhari should not be allowed to work as the premier’s special assistant and his appointment should be declared null and void with immediate effect,” the petition added.
The petition further said, “Work that cannot be done directly cannot be done indirectly either.” Prime Minister Imran Khan and the Cabinet Division have been made respondents in the petition. Earlier this month, Zulfi Bukhari, the London-based businessman, was appointed prime minister’s special assistant with the status of a minister of state.
Published in Daily Times, September 27th 2018.
