Tue, 21-Oct-2025

205,000 EVMs required for Punjab LG polls: ECP

ECP asks political parties to file assets statement till Aug 29

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan ((ECP) on Thursday informed the Punjab government that 205,000 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) would be required for holding the local government elections in the province. The ECP’s meeting presided over by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja deliberated over holding LG elections and carrying out delimitation of constituencies … Read more

Use of EVMs, I-voting: Envoy briefs ECP team about electoral experience in Brazil

ECP releases Local government election schedule in Punjab

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to benefit from experiences of countries using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Overseas Voting (Internet Voting) technology in elections. On direction of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), a high level delegation headed by Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan called on Ambassador of Brazil to Pakistan, … Read more

Recommendations on EVMs and I-voting: ECP grants 10 more days to committees

ISLAMABAD: : Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has granted 10 more days to committees constituted by electoral watchdog to present their recommendations on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and I-voting. All the bodies on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and I-voting presented their draft report to the Commission. Read more: Larger LHC bench sought on petitions against new … Read more

Electronic voting machines give opposition electric shock: Hasaan Khawar

LAHORE: Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab on Information and Special Initiatives Hasaan Khawar on Thursday said the electronic voting machines had given the opposition an electric shock. “The EVMs are going to end match-fixing forever,” Hasaan Khawar said in a tweet alleging that the use of technology made the Pakistan Muslim League-N and Pakistan … Read more

‘Govt is ready to hold talk with opposition on Evms, Fawad Chauhdary

Nawaz Sharif, Ashraf Ghani flee away with bags of dollars: Information Minister

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has stated that the Prime Minister Imran Khan delivered directions to priorities the issue associated to giving the voting rights to overseas Pakistanis and electronic voting machines. However, the federal government was ready to hold discussions with the opposition on EVMs. Fawad Chaudhry, stated in the press … Read more

Govt To Make 400,000 Electronic Voting Machines In Next 6 Months

Govt To Make 400,000 Electronic Voting Machines In Next 6 Months

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz has said that between 350,000 and 400,000 electronic voting machines (EVMs) are needed to make the elections fair and transparent, which will be set up in six months. According to the report, Shibli Faraz expressed the wish of the Prime Minister and said that using local technology, … Read more

Fawad Chaudhry Says ECP Has No Rights to Raise Questions About the Parliament

Fawad Chaudhry

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is an administrative body that is bound to implement the laws imposed by the Parliament. Briefing the media about the decisions taken in the federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, he said that ECP is not bound … Read more

Shahbaz Sharif rejects government’s proposal to use electronic voting machines

Shahbaz Sharif

President of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Shahbaz Sharif has rejected the government’s proposal to use electronic voting machines in the next general elections.

According to the details, in a recent statement, Shahbaz Sharif said that the electronic voting system has been declared a failure by the entire world, adding that; the electoral reforms are undertaken with the consultations of all key stakeholders, the public’s opinion, and by developing a consensus.

He said that his party had undertaken electoral reforms in 2018 via consultations with all political parties in the country, including the ruling Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI).
Shahbaz Sharif said that no one had any reservations about the electoral reforms undertaken during our era.

Shahbaz Sharif while criticizing the government, said that when the Opposition wanted to sit with the government to discuss the Charter of Economy and provide it positive recommendations, the authorities were not ready to listen to it.

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