Can't clarify Malik's citizenship status: UK border agency

July 06, 2012 13:17

The UK Border Agency has refused to clarify the exact status of Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik's British citizenship, an issue that resulted in the suspension of his membership of Pakistan's parliament.

Responding to a request filed by The Express Tribune under Britain's Freedom of Information Law for information on Malik's citizenship, the UK Border Agency said it could "neither confirm nor deny whether we hold the information requested by virtue of Section 40(5)(a) and (b)(ii) (personal information)".

"This would be considered personal information as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998 and therefore confirming or denying would be considered neither fair nor lawful," the Border Agency said in its response.

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