Only 25 of 282 registered political parties submit asset details to ECP

[Edevelop]

ISLAMABAD: Only 25 of the 282 registered political parties submitted details of their accounts and assets for the last financial year to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Express News reported on Saturday.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI), Awami National Party (ANP), Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Awami Muslim League (AML) and Awami Watan Party (AWP) were among the parties that submitted their details.

However, the ECP said it did not receive details from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) did not submit their asset details. The ECP said that election symbols will not be allotted to the parties that have not submitted their details.

On July 4, the ECP had asked all registered political parties to submit details of their accounts and assets for the last financial year by August 29.

Every year, the ECP seeks details from political parties about their annual income, source of funding and details of assets. The practice, started in 2002, has never been more than a formality as the ECP has never verified details submitted by political parties and there is no mechanism within the ECP to cross-check details.

Article 13 of the Political Parties Order, 2002, ascribes that every political party should submit their financial records to the election commission within 60 days of the close of each financial year.

Only 25 of 282 registered political parties submit asset details to ECP – The Express Tribune


What was it again, 'Naya Pakistan ' ? lol

 

[syedali73]

282 registered political parties

 

[Al Bhatti]

282 registered political parties

As i said earlier, limit terms to 2 and see the difference. If only all political parties follow this, then we would not see so many parties neither would we require these 100s of political parties.

If the constitution was implemented as it should be, respected as it should be, the citizens given their rights as per the constitution and the nation developed, not more than 5 are enough to run the country in the best way and serve the people in the best way, and here i am being too generous in saying 5 political parties.

But the politicians think and the people think the current version of democracy in Pakistan is the best and the perfect in the world.