By: Eastern Eye Staff
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday suspended the membership of 261 lawmakers of the senate, and national and provincial assemblies for failing to submit their statements of assets and liabilities. According to ECP’s notification, the membership of seven senators, 71 National Assembly members, 84 lawmakers of Punjab Assembly, 50 members of Sindh Assembly, 38 provincial assembly members of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 11 legislators of Balochistan have been suspended. The notification stated that the lawmakers “shall cease to function as such members with immediate effect and till such statements are submitted by them”. The suspended parliamentarians include former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s…
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