ISLAMABAD: PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan has once again slammed the government for opposing the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the general elections. The prime minister cited a report by civil society platform PATTAN which stated that using EVM may eliminate 130 out of 163 poll rigging means in the … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the issue of rejected votes due to double stamping in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) local body elections came to the fore again. In a tweet on Wednesday, he said that the same had emerged in the judicial commission report on the 2013 elections. پختونخوا کےبلدیاتی انتخابات میں دوہرے نشان … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz on Monday said that the upcoming local government (LG) elections in the federal capital would be held using the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). “The government was cooperating with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) regarding the use of the EVMs,” he said while addressing a news conference … Read more
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
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
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Secretary, Omar Hamid Khan on Thursday said even though the bill regarding electronic voting machines (EVMs) has passed, the ECP is not bound to hold elections according to it. “It took India 20 years and Brazil 22 years to get themselves on the machines. It will also take us … Read more
ISLAMABAD (APP): Adviser to Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. Zaheer-ud-Din Babar Awan on Thursday categorically said that the government was determined to use electronic voting machines (EVMs) and internet voting system for the overseas Pakistanis in the next general elections at all costs. In a statement, Babar Awan said that he wanted to remove … Read more
