ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Finance minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo and MNA from Islamabad Anjum Aqeel Khan are among the 19 parliamentarians who are now eligible to attend the Senate and National Assembly sessions as their memberships have been restored by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

The ECP on Tuesday restored the membership of two senators, 17 MNA and 23 MPAs of Sindh, Punjab, KPK and Balochistan after they filed their statements of assets and liabilities. The senators are Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh from Sindh and Engineer Mohammad Hamayun Khan from Balochistan.

The MNAs are Engineer Mohammad Tariq Khattak, NA-5 Nowshera-I; Mohammad Nawaz Khan, NA-22 Battagram; Shahzada Muhyuddin NA-32 Chitral; Anjum Aqeel Khan, NA-48 Islamabad-I; Malik Nawab Sher Waseer, NA-76 Faisalabad-II; Mohammad Jamil Malik NA-107 Gujrat-IV; Sumaira Yasir Rasheed NA-115 Narowal-I, Tariq Shabbir Advocate, NA-129 Lahore-XII, Waseem Akhtar Sheikh NA-139 Kasur-II, Mian Manzoor Ahmad Khan Wattoo, NA-146 Okara-IV, Syed Imran Ahmed Shah, NA-160 Sahiwal-I, Azeem Daultana NA-168 Vehari-II, Ch. Saud Majeed, NA-187 Bahawalpur-V, Syed Hamid Saeed Kazmi, NA-192 Rahimyar Khan-I, Mir Gul Mohammad Khan Jakhrani, NA-210 Kashmore (old Jacobabad-III), Samina Mushtaq Pagganwala, reserved seat for women, Kishan Chand Parwani, reserved seat for non-Muslim.

The restored MPAs are Mohammad Asif Malik, PP-41 Khushab-III, Mohammad Sanaullah Khan Mastikhel, PP-47 Bhakkar-I, Khawaja Mohammad Islam, PP-72 Faisalabad-XXII Haji Mohammad Ishaq PP-85 Toba Tek Singh-II, Ch Mohammad Asadullah, PP-106 Hafizabad-II, Ch. Tahir Mehmood Hundali Advocate, PP-125 Sialkot-V, Mohammad Yasin Amir (Sohl) PP-156 Lahore-XX, Mohammad Tajmal Hussain, PP-157 Lahore-XXI, Mohammad Khuram Gulfam PP-162 Sheikhupura-I, Sardar Mohammad Hussain Dogar, PP-179 Kasur-V, Mian Fida Hussain, PP-277 Bahawalnagar-I and Syed Abdul Qadir Gillani, PP-295 Rahimyar Khan-XI.

Pir Syed Mohammad Bachal Shah, PS-30 Khairpur-II, Mohammad Taimur Talpur, PS-68 Umerkot-I (old Mirpurkhas-V) and Amanullah Khan Masood PS-128 Karachi-XL. Mohammad Alamgir Khalil, PK-6 Peshawar-VI, Liaquat Ali Shabab, PK-14 Nowshera-III, Amjad Khan Afridi, PK-37 Kohat-I, Mehmood Alam, PK-62 Kohistan-II, Abdul Sattar Khan, PK-63 Kohistan-III, Mahmood Zaib Khan, PK-94 Lower Dir-I and Naeema Shaheen (Nisar), reserved seat for women; and Mohammad Rahim Mengal PB-40 Nushki (old Chagai-II).