55. IN PRACTICE: What share of political parties required to submit financial reports in relation to the last election campaign did so?

'As many as 31 political parties out of 345 have submitted their bank statements for financial year 2016-17 with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) within due time. According to an ECP official, any such political party which has failed to submit account statements within due time will not be allowed to contest any future election and these political parties will not be issued party symbol by the ECP.' (Pakistan Today, 2017)

'[The ECP official] He said that as many as 31 political parties out of 345 have submitted their statements of bank accounts for financial year 2016-17 with the ECP within due time.' (The Express Tribune, 2017).

Source: Pakistan Today (2017) '31 political parties submit account statements with ECP', 30 August 2017, avilable at: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/30/31-political-parties-submit-account-statements-with-ecp/, accessed: 14/03/2018. 

Source: The Express Tribune (2017) 'Over 300 political parties yet to submit accounts statements with ECP', 4 September 2017, available at: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1497788/300-political-parties-yet-submit-accounts-statements-ecp/, accessed: 14/03/2019. 

As of 30th August 2017, 31 out of 345 parties submitted their financial reports for the 2016/2017 financial year.