Section 20: Acquisition of Pakistan citizenship by citizens of Commonwealth countries

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20. Acquisition of Pakistan citizenship by citizens of Commonwealth countries. The 1[Federal Government] may upon such terms and conditions as it may by general or special order specify register a 2[Commonwealth citizen or a British protected person] as a citizen of Pakistan.

Effective date: 1951-04-13

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Section 19: Cases of doubt as to citizenship Section 21: Penalties Section 18: Delegation of powers Section 22: Interpretation Section 17: Certificate of domicile Section 23: Rules

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