Photo: Getty Images
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Monday temporarily suspended the membership of 154 federal and provincial lawmakers for failing to submit details of their assets and liabilities.
Those suspended include 31 members of the National Assembly - the lower house - and eight members of the Senate or upper house, as well as 115 members of the four provincial assemblies, Xinhua reported.
The ECP said the lawmakers will remain suspended until they submit their declarations. All the suspended lawmakers have been stopped from working with immediate effect.
"Suspended members cannot attend proceedings of their respective houses and cannot vote for any legislation," the ECP said.
The constitution of Pakistan binds every member of provincial and national assemblies to file details of his/her and his/her dependents' assets by Sep 30 every year.
According to the law, the ECP has to issue a notification of suspension Oct 15, barring the members from taking part in proceedings of their respective houses.
In 2011, the membership of 222 lawmakers were suspended due to the same reason. They were later reinstated after the submission of the required assets details.
from
IANS
India, US in talks to prepare for PM visit
India and the US are in discussions to plan for PM Manmohan Singh's visit to America in the "near future".
from PTI
Delhi: AAP announces shortlisted candidates
Gearing up for its electoral debut in the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday announced the names of 44 shortlisted candidates for 12 constituencies.
from IBNLive
'Lee was due to come home this weekend'
The family of the British soldier who was beheaded by two armed men outside a military barrack in Woolwich in London have expressed their sorrow and grief.
from
IANS
Shiv Sena foots Thackeray funeral bills
The Shiv Sena on Thursday ended the controversy over its late chief Bal Thackeray's funeral expenses by handing over the billed amount to the municipal authorities concerned, an official said.
from
PTI
UK attack: Scotland Yard arrests two more
The Scotland Yard arrested two more people, including a woman, in connection with the murder of a soldier on a busy London street by two suspected Islamist extremists.
from
PTI
Modi inaugurates yoga university
Gujarat CM stressed on the importance of Yoga at the inauguration of university.
from
PTI
Mumbai: Doc arrested for molesting patient
The Thane city police arrested a doctor from a hospital on Wednesday for allegedly molesting a patient, the police said on Thursday.
