Civil Servants Foreign Nationality rules: Ministries, divisions told to compile officers’ details

Business Recorder · 23/10/2026، 12:47:19 AM

ISLAMABAD: Amid growing scrutiny of civil servants’ foreign ties, the federal government has ordered ministries and divisions to compile details of officers’ foreign nationalities, travel documents and dependants’ citizenship, warning that concealment or false declarations could invite disciplinary action. In a notification issued on October 21, the Establishment Division directed ministries and divisions to submit consolidated information under the Civil Servants (Disclosure and Regulation of Foreign Nationality) Rules, 2026. The rules require civil servants to declare their own and their dependants’ nationality status within 90 days of the rules’ publication in the official gazette. Under Rule 3(3), officers must disclose whether they hold foreign nationality, possess foreign travel documents or are married to a foreign national. READ ALSO: Civil servants directed to submit foreign nationality declarations They are also required to provide relevant details about their dependants’ nationality and travel documents. Rule 3(4) stipulates that failure to submit the prescribed declaration, or the provision of false information, will constitute misconduct under the Civil Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 2020. The latest directive requires ministries and divisions to compile records of officers under their administrative control, excluding those belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS), Police Service of Pakistan (PSP), Secretariat Group (SG) and Office Management Group (OMG). The prescribed format seeks each officer’s name, designation and basic pay scale, confirmation of whether the declaration has been submitted, and details of the foreign nationality and travel-document status of the officer and their dependants. Earlier this month, the Establishment Division issued a separate office memorandum directing civil servants to disclose their foreign citizenship, foreign travel documents and marriages to foreign nationals within one week. The disclo