Election Commission Suspends Membership of 159 MNAs and MPAs

ISLAMABAD(Mudassar Iqbal/Web Desk)- The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday suspended the memberships of 159 legislators from various assemblies after they failed to submit their mandatory annual financial statements within the stipulated timeframe.

According to an official notification, the suspended lawmakers include 32 members of the National Assembly, 50 Punjab Assembly members, 33 Sindh Assembly members, 28 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly members, seven Balochistan Assembly members, and nine senators. The ECP stated that the suspensions will remain in effect until the required financial documents are submitted in compliance with electoral laws.

Among those affected are Sindh Assembly Speaker Syed Awais Qadir Shah, Federal Education Minister and MQM-Pakistan Chairman Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, senior Pakistan Peoples Party leaders Syed Ali Musa Gilani and Syed Abdul Qadir Gilani, as well as PML-N MNA Saira Tarar.

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Similarly, the election watchdog also suspended the membership of nine Senators, including Federal Minister for Climate Change Dr Musadik Malik, PML-N’s Abid Sher Ali and Murad Saeed of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

The suspension came a day after the ECP warned members who had failed to file their details to do so by January 15 or face suspension.

The ECP also suspended the memberships of 50 members of the Punjab Assembly, including Rana Sikandar Hayat, Adnan Dogar, and Aamir Hayat Hiraj.

Similarly, 33 members of the Sindh Assembly were suspended, including Speaker Syed Awais Qadir Shah, former chief minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, and provincial minister Saeed Ghani.

Moreover, the Election Commission suspended the memberships of 28 lawmakers from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and seven from the Balochistan Assembly.

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All members of the National Assembly, Senate and provincial assemblies are required to submit complete details of their assets and liabilities to the Election Commission by December 31 each year. They must also file the financial statements of their spouse and dependent children on Form-B by June 30 annually.

Failure to submit these details will result in the suspension of the member’s membership until the statement is filed with the commission. During the suspension period, members will be barred from attending sessions and taking part in legislative business, including voting on motions of confidence.