ISLAMABAD – National Assembly of Pakistan has eight billionaires, includinga Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf lawmaker from Peshawar who is the wealthiestmember with a net worth of more than Rs3.2 billion.

According to a report compiled by the Free and Fair Election Network(Fafen), 35 legislators have criminal cases pending against them in variouscourts. Eighteen of them belong to the PTI, nine to the Pakistan MuslimLeague-Nawaz, five to the Pakistan Peoples Party and one each to theMuttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan and the Balochistan Awami Party and anindependent.

About wealthy MNAs, the report said that four billionaires belonged to thePTI, two to the PML-N and one each to the PPP and the Awami National Party.