Election Commission Suspends Membership of 50 Punjab Assembly Members Over Failure to Submit Asset Declarations
Lahore: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has suspended the membership of 50 members of the Punjab Assembly for failing to submit details of their assets and liabilities for the financial year 2024–25 within the prescribed timeframe.
According to the ECP, the suspended members will remain barred from participating in parliamentary affairs until they submit the required asset statements, as mandated under the law.
The lawmakers whose memberships have been suspended include Syed Ijaz Hussain Bukhari, Malik Attbar Khan, Chaudhry Naeem Ijaz, Shahid Raza, Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed, Waqar Ahmed Cheema, Muhammad Nawaz Chauhan, Mansoor Azam, Sardar Muhammad Asim Sher Maken, Muhammad Asif Malik, Ali Hussain Khan, Jafar Ali Hocha, Arif Mahmood Gul, Javed Niaz Manj, Muhammad Tahir Parvez, Mehr Muhammad Nawaz, Mian Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Kashif, Khurram Ijaz, Rana Tahir Iqbal, Malik Ghulam Habib Awan, Imtiaz Mahmood, Rana Sikandar Hayat, Ali Abbas, Mian Muhammad Munir, Imran Akram, Rana Riaz Ahmed, Osama Fazal, Ameer Hayat Hiraj, Rana Muhammad Saleem, Nawabzada Waseem Khan Badozai, Muhammad Moeenuddin Riaz, Muhammad Adnan Dogar, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Ali Raza Khan Khakwani, Kashif Naveed, Mian Alamdar Abbas Qureshi, Muhammad Aoun Hameed, Rana Abdul Mannan Sajid, Muhammad Dawood Khan, Muhammad Sibtain Raza, Ghulam Asghar Khan, Salahuddin Khan, Sardar Sher Afghan Gorchani and Sardar Parvez Iqbal Gorchani.
In addition, the memberships of women lawmakers elected on reserved seats — Tahia Noon, Rubina Nazir and Tashfeen Safdar — as well as non-Muslim members Emanuel Athar and Tariq Masih, have also been suspended for non-compliance.
The Election Commission reiterated that the suspended members will regain their status only after submitting the mandatory asset and liability statements in accordance with the law.
