ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has directed all the political parties to submit consolidated statement of their bank accounts for financial year 2017-18 by 29th of this month.
According to ECP, the political parties, in terms of section 210 of the Election Act-2017, are required to provide account of annual income, expensive, source of its funds and assets and liabilities.
The statement of accounts can be submitted in Form-D prescribed by the Election Act, 2017.
The printed forms are available at the Election Commission Secretariat and in the offices of the Provincial Election Commissioners.
Prescribed forms can also be downloaded from the ECP’s website.
The commission said that statement shall be delivered to the secretary ECP in its Secretariat through office bearer of the party, duly authorized by the party leader.
As per prevision of rule 156 of the Election Rules, 2017 the statement received through post, fax, courier service or any other mode will not be entertained.
AFP