Islamabad: Election Commission of Pakistan has informed Prime
Minister’s Secretariat that the membership of the parliament of those
Senators would be cancelled, who did not submit their detail of assets
to ECP even after lapse of due date.
According to a private TV
channel Election Commission had extended the date twice for declaration
of their assets for the members of parliament but inspite of this almost
16 Senators could not present the particulars of their moveable and
immoveable property.
Senators that concealed their wealth from
Election Commission include Federal Ministers Rehman Malik, Dr. Abdul
Hafeez Sheikh, Dr. Asim Hussain, leader of opposition in Upper House
Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidry , Senators Muhammad Ali Durrani, Maulana
Gull Naseeb, Pervez Rashid, Ghulam Ali, Rehmat Ullah Kakar, Javed Ali
Shah, Naseem Hussain Chattha, Abdul Ghafar Qureshi, Malik Rashid,
Muhammad Humayun and Islam-ud-Din Sheikh.
The sources said that
the Election Commission would take steps soon as per constitution to
prevent these 16 member of parliaments form functioning as Senators. Online
