Election Commission of Pakistan reminds political parties to submit accounts’ statements for FY 2019-20
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) once again reminded political parties of Pakistan to file with the Commission their statement of accounts for financial year 2019-20 by 29th of this month (August).
The Election Commission of Pakistan reminds political parties in terms of section 210 of the Elections Act, 2017 read with section 204 of the Act ibid and rule 159 & 160 of the Election Rules, 2017, thereof, that they are required to file with Election Commission their statement of accounts for financial year, 2019-2020 on or before 29th August, 2020.
In a press release of ECP, they mentioned;
1)It may be recalled that Section 210 of the Elections Act, 2017 provides that
a Political Party shall, in such a manner as may be prescribed, submit to the
Commission, within sixty days from the close of a financial year, a consolidated statement of its accounts audited by a Chartered Accountant on Form-D containing:-
(a) Annual income and expenses;
(b) Sources of its funds; and
(c) Assets and liabilities.The statement to be submitted to the Election Commission shall accompany the report of a Chartered Accountant with regard to the audit of accounts of a political party and a certificate signed by an office-bearer authorized by the party Head stating that –
(a) No funds from any source prohibited under the Elections Act, 2017 were
received by the Political Party; and
(b) The statement contains an accurate financial position of the political
party.
2)The statement of accounts is to be submitted on Form-D as provided in the
Elections Act, 2017. Printed Forms are available, free of cost, in the Election
Commission Secretariat, Islamabad and in the offices of the Provincial Election
Commissioners, Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
3)The statement shall be addressed to the Secretary, Election Commission
of Pakistan, Constitution Avenue, G-5/2, Islamabad and shall be delivered through an
office bearer of the party, duly authorized by the party head in terms of rule 156 of the
Election Rules, 2017. Statements received through post, fax, courier service or any other
mode shall not be accepted.
