Election Commission of Pakistan secretary Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad has said the election commission in its meeting on Saturday decided to publish in the official gazette statements of accounts submitted by 45 political parties in pursuance of article 13 of the Political Parties Order, 2002.
The meeting was presided over by acting chief election commissioner, Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar and was attended by members election commission from Punjab and Sindh.
The commission also decided to issue notices to political parties, which failed to submit their statements of accounts and directed them to submit the same within 30 days otherwise such parties will become ineligible to contest elections on party basis and to obtain an election symbol.
Statements of accounts filed by Pakistan Maqsad Himayat Tehreek, Labour Party Pakistan and Mohajir Qaumi Movement Pakistan were returned to them for getting the accounts audited by chartered accountants as required under the law.
It was also decided to return statements of accounts submitted by following 6 parties, which are not on the record of the election commission: 1) Pakistan People's Party (submitted by Jehangir Badar); 2) Pakistan Social Democratic Party; 3) Pakistan Muslim League (Fatima Jinnah); 4) Pakistan Qaumi League; 5) Pakistan Muslim League (Meem); 6) Ghareeb Awam Party.
The meeting also reviewed arrangements for holding elections to zila nazims, tehsil/town nazims and members to reserved seats in zila councils and tehsi1 or town councils and expressed its satisfaction over the arrangements made so far.
The commission also deliberated upon disposal of election petitions by the election tribunals and emphasised upon the need for expeditious their disposal.
The commission decided to hold a meeting with the chief justices of high courts for exploring possibilities and for devising mechanism for speedy disposal of petitions by the tribunals.