ISLAMABAD: As many as 312 political parties have failed to submit their account statements with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) within time for the Financial Year 2016-17.
According to an official of the ECP, some major political parties couldn’t submit their statements of accounts, including Muttahida Qaumi Movement-P (MQM-P), Muslim League (Functional), Pakistan Muslim League (Zia), Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) and Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo).
He said that as many as 31 political parties out of 345 have submitted the statements within due time.
He said that Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) and Qaumi Watan Party has submitted its accounts details after the expiry of the final date.
He said that any such political party which has failed to submit party account statements within due time will not be allowed to contest any future election and these political parties will not be issued party symbol by the ECP.
He said that the ECP has received statements from political parties included Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Jamiat-e-Ulema Pakistan-F (JUI-F), Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Awami National Party (ANP), Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) and others.
He said that the final date for submission of political parties’ statement of accounts for the financial year 2016-17 with the ECP expired on August 29 (Tuesday).
He said that in terms of Article 14 of the Political Party Order 2002, a party, which fails to submit its statement of accounts under the Article 13, will not be eligible to obtain election symbol for contesting the elections.
He said the commission had reminded the political parties that in terms of Article 13 of the Political Parties Order, 2002, they must file their statements.
