The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has suspended the membership of as many as 271 lawmakers over failure to submit the statement of their assets and liabilities that is required by the top electoral body at the year-end.

The list included 21 senators, 136 members of the National Assembly, 48 members of the Sindh Assembly, 54 members of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and 12 members of the Balochistan Assembly.

The ECP said in a notification issued in this regard that lawmakers could not participate in parliamentary proceedings and their membership would remain suspended until they submit their respective statements.

The top electoral body stated in the notification that some lawmakers did not submit their statements of the assets despite the expiry of the December 31 deadline. It asked the lawmakers to submit the details of their assets to the ECP by January 15, otherwise, their membership will be suspended on January 16.