Out of the 1,174 lawmakers, 839 submitted the details of their properties and assets, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said while suspending the membership of the remaining 332.
The membership of 332 Pakistani lawmakers,
including that of the country’s high-profile Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry,
was suspended after they failed to submit details of their properties and
assets to the poll body, according to media reports.
Out of the 1,174 lawmakers, 839 submitted the details of their properties and
assets, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said while suspending the
membership of the remaining 332.
Those
who were suspended include 72 members of National Assembly, 20 members of
Senate, 115 members of Punjab Assembly, 52 members of Sindh Assembly, 54
members of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 19 members of Balochistan assembly, Dunya
News reported.
Federal
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry, Minister for Health
Aamir Kiyani, Raheela Magsi, National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Soori,
PML-N leaders Ahsan Iqbal, Musadiq Malik and Anwaarul Haq Kakar are among those
whose memberships have been suspended, the report said.
The suspended parliamentarians cannot participate in
legislative process.
The ECP has issued a notification, stating that these members will remain
suspended till they file details of their assets and liabilities.
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