Pakistani Politicians Change Election Law to Escape Accountability
From the Blog riazhaqPakistan Elections Act 2017 passed by the National Assembly has removed the requirements for key disclosures relating to the ownership of assets, income taxes paid or owed, bank loan defaults, foreign residency (iqama) and educational qualifications of the candidates for national and provincial legislatures in the upcoming elections. This came in October 2017 after several members of the national parliament were caught lying and subsequently disqualified by the courts under Articles 62 and 63 of Pakistan's constitution. Those disqualified include top politicians like former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of the PMLN party and PTI leader and parliamentarian Jahangir Tareen. Politicians Dominate Off-shore Company Owners in Panama Leaks *Nomination Disclosures:* The nomination formpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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