The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday said that only 483 lawmakers out of total 1,174 members of assemblies have submitted the details of their assets while all the remaining members are directed to submit their details by January 16.
The ECP said in a statement that membership of all the elected representatives will be suspended if they fail to submit their details of assets by the prescribed date. According to the ECP, 688 lawmakers have failed to file their details of assets to the Commission so far.
The details released by the Election Commission disclosed that 61 senators from the total 104 members of the Upper House have submitted their assets statements with the ECP. Total 155 members of the National Assembly, which is lesser than half of the House's strength of 342, have filed statements of their assets to the ECP so far, the ECP said.
Only 113 members of the Punjab Assembly's total strength of 371 have submitted details of assets with the Election Commission. Sindh Assembly's 81 members out of total strength of 168 and 43 members of total 124 lawmakers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa legislature have submitted their assets' statements.
From Balochistan Assembly's total strength of 65, only 30 members have given their details of assets to the Election Commission, the electoral body said. According to the Commission, 43 senators, 187 National Assembly members, 258 members of Punjab Assembly, 86 members of Sindh, 80 members of KP and 34 members of Balochistan assemblies have failed to submit the details of their assets.