Section 9: Citizenship by naturalisation — Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951

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9. Citizenship by naturalisation. The 1[Federal Government] may, upon an application made to it in that behalf by any person who has been granted a certificate of naturalisation under the Naturalisation Act, 1926 (VII of 1926), register that person as a citizen of Pakistan by naturalization: Provided that the 1[Federal Government] may register any person as a citizen of Pakistan without his having obtained a certificate of naturalisation as aforesaid.

Effective date: 1951-04-13

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Section 8: Rights of citizenship of certain persons resident abroad Section 10: Married women Section 7: Persons migrating from the territories of Pakistan Section 11: Registration of minors Section 6: Citizenship by migration Section 12: Citizenship by registration to begin on date of registration

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