Peshawar: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has suspended the
membership of 14 MPAs including three provincial ministers belonging to
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on not submitting the declaration of assets.
The
ECP had asked all the members of parliament and member of provincial
assemblies to submit details of their assets by 30 September to the
commission. In this regard ECP has also constituted special monitoring
cells not only in Islamabad but also at all the four provincial
capitals.
Some 114 Members of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
included three provincial ministers did not put forward the declaration
of assets on due dates.
The Chief Election Commissioner took
severe notice and instructed to suspend their membership from the
provincial assembly. ECP would send the list of affected MPAs to
Provincial Speaker today (Tuesday). However when contacted the
provincial election commission, the officials said that they did not
know the real position in this connection because all the decisions
regarding membership are made at HQ ECP Islamabad. Online
