Tag: EVMs
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Early appointment of new army chief is not a bad idea, says President Alvi
President Dr Arif Alvi was asked about an early appointment of the next army chief, which is due this November, in a meeting with journalists today. “It’s not such a bad idea,” Alvi said in response. According to reports, President Alvi said that this matter can be resolved through dialogue. President Alvi said that it…
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‘No reappointment or extension’: NA passes bill to amend NAB Laws
The joint session of Parliament that took place on Thursday passed the National Accountability (Second Amendment) Bill 2021 with a majority in National Assembly (NA). The bill will be presented in the Senate today for approval. Once passed from the Upper House, the bill will apply to all cases, being probed by NAB since 1999.…
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ECP accepts apologies of PTI’s Azam Swati, Fawad Chaudhry for their disrespectful comments
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has reportedly accepted the apologies of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Minister for Railways Azam Swati and Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry for their remarks against the election body. Swati said that the ECP was responsible for destroying Pakistan’s democracy and it should be set on fire. On the other hand, Chaudhry…
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‘Local government elections can’t be held with EVMs, says Shibli Faraz
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz has said that electronic voting machines (EVMs) are not designed for the type of local government elections we have in Pakistan. Shibli said that the EVMs could be used only for direct elections of nazims of tehsils and districts for which there is only one panel of…
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‘Aag laga de gaye’: PML-N Rana Sanaullah warns government
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Punjab President Rana Sanaullah said if the government tries to hold the upcoming elections using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) he will burn them. In a press conference on Friday, Sanaullah while talking about foreign loans stated, “Pakistan has gone bankrupt. The entire economy including the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has…
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PML-N will protest like TLP if govt forces electronic voting
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Punjab President Rana Sanaullah said that if the government tries to force the elections through Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), the party would be left with no option but to follow the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan’s (TLP) way of protesting. Sanaullah, in a Geo News Programme, ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’ stated that the…
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Joint parliamentary session: All you need to know about what happened
The much anticipated joint parliamentary session on Wednesday left dark clouds over the future of the country’s legislation system. Number game of parliamentarians: The government needed a majority in the joint sitting of houses to pass bills where the total strength was 440 members. The party position in parliament showed that the treasury had a…
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‘Set Election Commission on fire,’ PTI’s Azam Swati accuses ECP of taking bribes
Federal Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati on Friday accused the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of taking bribes and being on the payroll of ‘someone’. Swati said that the ECP was responsible for destroying Pakistan’s democracy and for rigging all elections. Swati added that such institutions should be “set on fire”. This happened when…