Nawaz Sharif's wife to remain MP

Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday said that ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s wife Kulsoom Nawaz can stay as Member of the National Assembly even without taking oath.

Responding to a letter submitted by Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), the ECP said that the constitution doesn’t provide any deadline to the elected members for oath-taking. As per article 65, an MNA does need to take oath to sit or participate in voting activities in the assembly, the ECP stated. On September 18, 2017, Kulsoom Nawaz won NA-120 by-election with 61,745 votes.