Landlords and capitalists dominate the National Assembly with the majority of its members possessing huge pieces of land, precious properties and massive investments in stocks, shares and industrial units and agriculture.

Those who are rolling in money and are holding precious assets include top politicians from almost all the mainstream political parties. As many as 12 out of the total 342 members of the National Assembly have declared that they own assets worth over a billion rupees, according to a statement of assets held by MNAs for year 2019 released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday.

Five of the declared billionaires are from Punjab, another five from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and two from Sindh. They include five members from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), two — both sons of the Chaudhrys of Gujrat — from its ally Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid, three from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and one each from Pakistan Peoples Party and Awami National Party.

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