Doors of Punjab Assembly shut for 84 MPAs

LAHORE: MPAs – 84 in all – whose memberships were suspended by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), were not allowed to participate in the Punjab Assembly session today.

Among the barred MPAs who had failed to declare their assets to the ECP, seventy-four belong to the ruling party PML-N including ministers Iqbal Ahmad Chandary and Chaudhry Shafiq. Six MPAs are from PTI, while two MPAs  belong to PPP and PML-Zia each.

According to the Section 42A of the Representation of the People Act, 1976 and Section 25A of the Senate (Election) Act, 1975, it is a mandatory  to submit statements of assets and liabilities.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.