{"id":445,"date":"2026-01-16T10:09:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=445"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:09:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:09:38","slug":"159-mnas-senators-mpas-suspended-by-ecp-for-non-compliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=445","title":{"rendered":"159 MNAs, Senators, MPAs Suspended by ECP for Non-Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday <strong>suspended the memberships of 159 lawmakers<\/strong> from the National Assembly, Senate and provincial assemblies for failing to submit mandatory financial statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to an official notification, the suspended lawmakers include <strong>32 MNAs<\/strong>, <strong>nine senators<\/strong>, <strong>50 members of the Punjab Assembly<\/strong>, <strong>33 Sindh Assembly members<\/strong>, <strong>28 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly lawmakers<\/strong>, and <strong>seven members of the Balochistan Assembly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prominent figures whose memberships have been suspended include <strong>Sindh Assembly Speaker Syed Awais Qadir Shah<\/strong>, <strong>Federal Education Minister and MQM-P Chairman Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui<\/strong>, <strong>PPP leaders Syed Ali Musa Gilani and Syed Abdul Qadir Gilani<\/strong>, and <strong>PML-N MNA Saira Tarar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the suspended senators are <strong>Federal Minister for Climate Change Dr Musadik Malik<\/strong>, <strong>PML-N leader Abid Sher Ali<\/strong>, and <strong>PTI\u2019s Murad Saeed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Punjab Assembly, 50 members were suspended, including <strong>Rana Sikandar Hayat, Adnan Dogar, and Aamir Hayat Hiraj<\/strong>. In Sindh, 33 lawmakers lost their membership, including <strong>former chief minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah<\/strong> and <strong>provincial minister Saeed Ghani<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ECP action followed a <strong>January 15 deadline<\/strong>, after which members who failed to submit their asset and liability details were warned of suspension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under election laws, all lawmakers are required to submit annual statements of their <strong>assets and liabilities<\/strong> by December 31, along with financial details of their spouse and dependent children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the suspension period, affected members are <strong>barred from attending assembly sessions, voting, or participating in legislative business<\/strong>. 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