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Election Commission Targets MPs and Provincial Assembly Members for Failing to Submit Asset Details
Deadline Looms: Over 500 Parliament and Assembly Members Risk Suspension for Failing to Submit Asset Details.
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by News Desk
2025-01-02
Election Commission Targets MPs and Provincial Assembly Members for Failing to Submit Asset Details

Islamabad, Pakistan: The Election Commission of Pakistan has initiated proceedings against members of the Parliament and Provincial Assemblies who have failed to submit their annual returns and asset details. The Commission has set a firm deadline of January 15, warning that the membership of non-compliant members will be suspended.

Among those who have not submitted their asset details are prominent political figures such as Fazlur Rehman, Atta Tarar, Aleem Khan, Khursheed Shah, Farooq Sattar, Mahmood Achakzai, Aimal Wali, Yousaf Raza Gilani, Maryam Aurangzeb, and Sarfaraz Bugti.

The Election Commission revealed that by December 31, 2024, 23 members of the Senate and 116 members of the National Assembly had failed to submit their asset returns. Similarly, 208 members of the Punjab Assembly, 55 members of the Sindh Assembly, 91 members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, and 25 members of the Balochistan Assembly have yet to comply.

Among the National Assembly members who have not filed their returns are Amir Muqam, Sardar Yousuf, Mubarak Zeb, and others. Additionally, a significant number of Punjab Assembly members, including Maryam Aurangzeb and Hamad Iqbal Chaudhry, have also failed to meet the requirements.

This failure to submit asset details is being closely monitored as part of ongoing efforts to increase political accountability and transparency. The Election Commission has made it clear that it will take strict action against lawmakers who continue to defy the law, with suspensions expected if returns are not submitted by the deadline.
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