The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has directed members of Parliament and provincial assembly lawmakers to submit their annual statements of assets and liabilities for the fiscal year 2025-26 by December 31, 2026.
The direction was issued on Friday. Lawmakers who miss the initial deadline will have a final grace period until January 15, 2027, to file their declarations.
The statements must declare all assets, possessions and liabilities held as of June 30, 2026. The declarations must also include details for the lawmakers’ spouses and dependent children, making the disclosure a full picture of the family’s holdings.
The submissions must be filled out on Form B, the prescribed form for annual asset declarations by elected representatives.
The Election Commission has said it will publish the names of all non-compliant lawmakers on January 1, 2027. Any member who fails to submit the declaration by the January 15 grace period will face immediate suspension of their assembly or Senate membership on January 16, and the suspension will remain in force until the statement is filed.
Annual asset declarations are a long-standing legal requirement for elected representatives in Pakistan. The exercise is meant to keep a public record of what lawmakers own and owe, and to allow voters and institutions to track changes in their wealth while they hold public office.
The December 31 deadline gives lawmakers the rest of the year to put their returns together, while the January 15 grace period offers a short window for late filers. The publication of names on January 1 is designed to make the process visible, and the suspension from January 16 is the penalty for those who still do not comply.
Lawmakers who hold seats in the National Assembly, the Senate or a provincial assembly are all covered by the direction. The commission’s timetable leaves no room for open-ended delay: the names go public first, and membership is suspended next for anyone who remains in default.
The commission’s announcement sets the calendar for the coming weeks: names published on January 1, the grace period running until January 15, and suspension from January 16. Lawmakers who file on time face no action, while those who do not will first be named publicly and then lose their membership until they comply.
