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IHC seeks replies on petition against presidential ordinance
Issues notices to Federation, secretaries ECP, law and justice
ISLAMABAD:
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to the Federation, Election Commission secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice secretary as well as other parties seeking replies on a petition filed against the presidential ordinance on making electronic voting machines mandatory in the elections and enabling overseas Pakistanis to cast their votes.
Last month, President Arif Alvi promulgated the Elections (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2021, under Article 89 of the Constitution only two days after National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser constituted a committee of cabinet members to engage the opposition on the issue of electoral reforms.