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Science and technology ministry sets up electronic voting machine at Parliament House
Pakistan
Mon, May 17, 2021
The Ministry of Science and Technology set up an electronic voting machine at the Parliament House so the lawmakers and the press can view the much-debated machine.
A press release issued by the National Assembly Secretariat said that the machine has been installed at gate number 1 of the Parliament House.
The statement said that a technical officer will be available near the machine to respond to any difficulties that the parliamentarians and the media may have regarding it. They can also view the machine to understand its functions and usefulness.
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National
May 8, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The electronic voting machines (EVMs) being presented as the ideal solution to election rigging, disputes over results and other poll-related controversies, are going to cost more than Rs100 billion. But despite this huge expense, they are unlikely to be the solution to ending electoral disputes and controversies, experts believe.
Experts raise serious questions about the transparency and credibility of elections conducted through EVMs and believe that their deployment could make the electoral process more open to manipulation and tampering.
Prime Minister Imran Khan is an aggressive advocate for the EVMs and wants to procure them for the next general elections at all costs, ignoring the equally forceful rejection by most opposition parties. Before any across-the-board political consensus is reached on the issue, the government is set to promulgate an ordinance to the effect.
National
May 8, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The electronic voting machines (EVMs) being presented as the ideal solution to election rigging, disputes over results and other poll-related controversies, are going to cost more than Rs100 billion. But despite this huge expense, they are unlikely to be the solution to ending electoral disputes and controversies, experts believe.
Experts raise serious questions about the transparency and credibility of elections conducted through EVMs and believe that their deployment could make the electoral process more open to manipulation and tampering.
Prime Minister Imran Khan is an aggressive advocate for the EVMs and wants to procure them for the next general elections at all costs, ignoring the equally forceful rejection by most opposition parties. Before any across-the-board political consensus is reached on the issue, the government is set to promulgate an ordinance to the effect.