The federal government has given civil servants who have not yet declared their foreign or dual nationalities, as well as those of their dependents, one week to submit the required information or face disciplinary proceedings.
The Establishment Division issued an office memorandum on Friday to all federal ministries and divisions, as well as provincial chief secretaries and police chiefs, reminding officials of the Civil Servants (Disclosure and Prohibition of Foreign and Dual Nationality) Rules, 2026.
Under Rule 3(3), civil servants were required to declare their own and their dependents’ foreign or dual nationalities within 90 days of the rules being published in the official gazette on June 1. The original deadline expired on September 1.
Officials were also required to provide information regarding their nationality status, possession of foreign travel documents and any marriage to a foreign national.
The Establishment Division said a number of officers from the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS), Police Service of Pakistan (PSP), Secretariat Group (SG) and Office Management Group (OMG) had yet to submit the required declarations.
The division said officers who failed to provide their declarations within the additional one-week period would be subject to proceedings under the Civil Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 2020.
Under the 2026 rules, civil servants must declare at the time of appointment whether they or any of their dependents hold foreign nationality or foreign travel documents. Failure to make the declaration, or submitting false information, can render the appointment void from the outset and liable to termination.
The rules also require civil servants to submit an annual declaration concerning their own and their dependents’ foreign nationality status. Officials must also disclose whether they have obtained or are seeking foreign nationality or foreign travel documents without prior approval.
Any change involving marriage to a foreign national must also be reported to the relevant authorities.
The rules generally prohibit civil servants and their dependents from applying for or obtaining foreign nationality or foreign travel documents without prior approval from the appointing authority.
They further state that approval cannot be granted for a country where the civil servant is serving or has previously served on an accredited diplomatic assignment.
Where an official or dependent already holds foreign nationality or travel documents of such a country, the rules require the relevant status or documents to be revoked, cancelled, withdrawn or renounced, as applicable.
The rules also clarify that civil servants who marry, or intend to marry, foreign nationals will continue to be governed by the Government Servants (Marriage with Foreign Nationals) Rules, 1962.
