ECP releases details of assets: PML-N tops with Rs 300 million as against PPP's just Rs 5.1 million

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday released details of assets of 49 registered political parties for the year 2016. According to details, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in its assets details indicated that the party's assets stood at Rs 300 million, whereas its income was Rs 320m. The party transferred Rs 5.5m to the PML-N Punjab and spent Rs 9.3m.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's assets details showed that its expenditures and income stood at Rs 170m and Rs 230m, respectively, during the period. An affidavit of PTI chairman Imran Khan was attached with the details of his party, which revealed that he did not accept any foreign funding to run the affairs of the party. The PTI further stated that it generated funds by collecting fee under the head of the party's membership fee and the local bodies' election. The PTI revealed that it spent Rs 58m and Rs 9.8m on its rallies and advertisements, respectively, in 2016. The party in its annual assets' details showed its assets stood at Rs 74m.
During 2016, Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) transferred Rs 100m to Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). The PPPP's income during the period stood at Rs 1.5m and expenditures at Rs 110m. Pakistan People's Party declared its assets to the tune of Rs 5.1m only. However, the PPP has indicated Rs 110m as its income and Rs 20.89m as its expenditures.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement- Pakistan's (MQM-P) total asset amounted to Rs 37.7m. The MQM-P collected Rs 370m through donations. The party's annual income was Rs 380m. The assets of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) stood at Rs 50m, Jamaat-e-Islami (Rs 6.1m), Awami National Party (Rs 28m) and Sheikh Rashid's Awami Muslim League (Rs 0.296m).