The Pakistan Electoral Commission (ECP) has disqualified 24 former members of the national and provincial assemblies for not having submitted their declarations of assets and liabilities for the financial year 2022-2023, Express News said on Wednesday.
According to an official press release published by the spokesperson for the ECP, disqualified persons include 10 former members of the National Assembly, seven former members of the Sindh Assembly and seven former members of the Balutchistan Assembly.
Disqualified legislators will remain inadmissible to contest the general elections, by-elections and the Senate until they submit the required form B detailing their assets and liabilities for the relevant exercise, he added.
Since the now dissolved National Assembly, the ECP has disqualified Khurram Dastgir Khan, Mohin Nawaz Ranjha and Muhammad Adil, with Rana Muhammad Ishaq Khan, Kamaluddin and Ismatullah. The other disqualified AMNs include Samina Matloob, Naseeba, Shamim Ara Panhwar and Rubina Irfan.
In the Sindh, former provincial legislators Adeel Ahmed and Hizbullah Bhugio were disqualified, with Arsalan Taj Hussain, Arif Mustafa Jatoi and Imran Ali Shah. Ali Ghulam and Tahira were also appointed among the disqualified.
From Balutchistan, the ECP disqualified the former members of the Assembly Mir Sikandar Ali, Mir Muhammad Akbar, Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind, Abdul Rasheed, Abdul Waheed Siddiqui, Mir Jamal and Bibi Shaheena.
The ECP reiterated that disqualifications will remain in force until the persons concerned comply with the legal obligation to submit their annual declarations.
