The Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended the National Assembly membership of Pakistain Moslem League -- Nawaz's Jamil Awan for holding dual nationality, DawnNews reported.A bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and comprising Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain was hearing the case pertaining to politicians holding dual nationality.
The court said Awan had already admitted to holding the nationality of the Netherlands.
During an earlier hearing, Awan had submitted a statement before the court claiming that there was a difference between nationality and citizenship. "I am a national of the Netherlands, but not a citizen," Awan had said.