Pakistan's Federal Constitutional Court Rules Tribal Chiefs Lack Authority to Attest Documents

Tribal chiefs lack legal authority to attest documents, Federal Constitutional Court rules

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that the customary practice of nominating or recognising a chieftain/sardar by members of a tribe does not vest such an individual with the legal authority to attest local certificates, domicile certificates, or Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) applications. The observations came while rejecting a petition filed by a self-proclaimed tribal chieftain seeking his recognition as the “sardar” of the Kharoti tribe. A two-judge b...

By [email protected] (Nasir Iqbal)