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

<p>ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that the customary practice of nominating or recognising a chieftain/<em>sardar</em> by members of a tribe does not vest such an individual with the legal authority to attest local certificates, domicile certificates,

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Tribal chiefs lack legal authority to attest documents, Federal Constitutional Court rules<p>ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that the customary practice of nominating or recognising a chieftain/<em>sardar</em> by members of a tribe does not vest such an individual with the legal authority to attest local certificates, domicile certificates,
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