Govt to complete Electronic Voting Machine demos process within a week

Govt to complete Electronic Voting Machine demos process within a week.

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain made this announcement.

Govt to complete Electronic Voting Machine demos process within a week

He said this, while briefing the media in Islamabad on Tuesday afternoon about decisions which the Federal Cabinet made.

Prime Minister Imran Khan presided the cabinet meeting in the Federal Capital today.

Fawad said the demonstration process of Electronic Voting Machine held under government’s electoral reforms agenda.

They would complete it within a week.

The Minister further said initially we have ordered 500 EVMs for trials in the elections of Bar Councils and press clubs.

He said all the 36 conditions of Election Commission of Pakistan have been fulfilled in initial trials of the EVMs.

Three companies are manufacturing these EVMs.

Overseas Pakistanis vote

Moreover, Fawad said PML-N has filed a petition in the court to deprive the overseas Pakistanis of their right to vote.

However, he noted it among the PTI govt’s top priorities to give them basic right of voting.

The PTI govt we consider them an integral part of the country.

Furthermore, the Minister said we are waiting for PPP’s response in this regard to finalise the legislative procedure.

Meanwhile, the cabinet prayed for the martyrs of Ghotki train accident and victims of a Pakistan origin family in Canada.

Chaudhary Fawad Hussain said the incident of Canada vindicates Prime Minister Imran Khan’s reservations regarding rising trends of Islamophobia in the West.

The the cabinet condemned the incident.

Moreover, it stressed on western countries to take immediate steps to root out the major cause of Islamophobia.

Cabinet decisions

The Prime Minister has directed the Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi to finalise the reforms in transportation and logistics.

The Law Minister Farogh Naseem briefed the cabinet about reforms in criminal law.

Besides, the cabinet was informed that around 17 million people are getting benefits of Ehsas program. The data of Ehsas program is being digitalized to make it more transparent.

The cabinet was briefed that Utility Stores Corporation is making sales of over 100 billion rupees and first time it has come out of loss.

Furthermore, the cabinet approved the Corona relief package for Tajikistan to help fight against the pandemic.

The cabinet also accorded the approval to record the National Anthem of Pakistan in modern vogue.

To a question, Minister for information said we are ready to negotiate with opposition but there would be no compromise on bargaining with corrupt elements.

Chaudhary Fawad further said it is condemnable that PML-N does not want to give right of vote to the overseas Pakistanis.

The minister said Mubashir Hassan has been appointed as Managing Director of Associated Press of Pakistan.

He told that Tariq Malik has has re-appointed as Chairman NADRA.

GTV