The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday suspended membership of over 272 parliamentarians for not submitting details of annual return of assets till last date. The legislators whose memberships have been suspended through a notification issued by the ECP include 13 Senators, 63 MNAs and 123 MPAs. Some of the suspended legislatures are: Ishaq Dar, Rashid Godil, Kanwar Naved Jameel, Sardar Yusuf Dastagir, Shahi Syed, Amin Fahim, Femida Mirza, Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, Mir Hasil Bazenjo, Khalid Maqbool Siddique, Shaukat Yusufzai.
The Section 42A of Representation of the People's Act, 1976, inter alia states: "Every member shall, on a form prescribed under clause (f) of sub-section (2) of Section 12, submit a Statements of Assets & Liabilities of his own, his spouse and dependants annually to the Commission by the thirtieth day of September each year.
"The Statements of Assets and Liabilities submitted under sub-section (1) shall be published in the official Gazette and copies, thereof, may be obtained on payment of prescribed fee. "The Commission shall, by the fifteenth day of October each year, notify the names of the members who fail to file Statements of Assets & Liabilities within the period specified in sub-section (1) and by an order, direct that such member shall cease to function till such statement is submitted. "Where a member submits the Statements of Assets and Liabilities under sub-section (1) which is found to be false in material particulars, he may be proceeded against under Section 82 for committing the offence of corrupts practice."
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