ECP asks caretaker ministers to declare assets

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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday asked caretaker federal and provincial ministers to immediately declare their assets’ details or else they would be barred from performing duties.

Under the Elections Act 2017, it was mandatory for the caretaker set-up to submit statements of their assets and liabilities to the ECP within three days of assuming office.

The ECP has issued reminders to all the caretaker ministers, who had not submitted their assets with ECP till date, a press release issued on Friday said.

Till date, the caretaker prime minister, chief ministers, federal ministers, including Shamshad Akhtar, Mohammad Azam Khan, Syed Ali Zafar, Roshan Khursheed Bharucha, Mohammad Yousuf Shaikh, Abdullah Hussain Haroon, Punjab provincial ministers Zia Haider Rizvi, Waqas Riaz and Sindh provincial minister Jameel Yusuf have submitted their assets’ details, while the rest of the caretaker ministers have not submitted the same, the press release added.