Pakistan Election Commission of Pakistan suspends 154 federal and provincial lawmakers for failing to submit assets, liability statements
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan has suspended the membership of 154 federal and provincial lawmakers after they failed to submit assets and liabilities statements.
The commission has suspended memberships of three senators namely Musadik Masood Malik, Kamran Michael, and Shamim Afridi, Geo News reported.
Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Ali Zaidi, Amir Liaquat Hussain, Dr Fehmida Mirza, Mohsin Dawar, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui are also included among the 48 members suspended from the National Assembly, the Pakistani news channel said.
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, who did not take an oath, is among 52 lawmakers suspended in Punjab, while Nasir Hussain Shah Rizvi and 18 others have been debarred from the Sindh Assembly, reports the news channel.
The commission also suspended 26 members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
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