NA passes bill amending 2026 Elections Act on asset secrecy
National Assembly approves bill protecting parliamentarians’ assets, allowing confidential submission to Election Commission under safety conditions.
Mudasser Chaudhry – On Wednesday, the National Assembly (NA) approved the Elections Amendment Bill, 2026, which aims to keep parliamentarians’ assets confidential.
The bill proposes a change to Section 138 of the Elections Act, adding a new provision that would ensure this secrecy.
“Provided that the speaker of the assembly concerned or, as the case may be, the chairman of the Senate may, by a ruling delivered in the chamber, determine that the statement of assets and liabilities of that member shall not be published publicly by the commission if such publication would pose a serious threat to the life or safety of the members or, as the case may be, his family, for a period not exceeding one year at a time and subject to the condition that a complete and true statement of assets and liabilities shall be submitted confidentially to the Election Commission.”
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The bill needs the Senate’s assent and the president’s approval before it becomes law.
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