FAISALABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill Saturday said that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) would be used in the next general elections at any cost for ensuring free, fair and transparent elections in the country. Addressing a press conference at the outhouse (dera) of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Chaudhry Qamar […]
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ECP raises concerns over EVMs, says they are ‘hackable’
Amidst the heated debate between the government and the opposition parties over introducing electronic voting for the next general polls, the Election Commission of Pakistan has listed 37 reservations, counting that electronic voting machines (EVMs) are “hackable” and can be effortlessly altered. Shibli Faraz, the federal minister for science and technology, has over and over […]
Govt gives media practical demonstration on EVMs
ISLAMABAD: A week after empowering the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to use the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), the government on Wednesday gave the media a practical demonstration of the gadget at the Parliament House. The demonstration was led by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Adviser to the Prime Minister on […]
Govt installs EVM at Parliament House to check accuracy
The federal government has installed an electronic voting machine (EVM) at the Parliament House in a bid to observe its accuracy and efficiency for usage in the upcoming general elections. A display centre of the EVM has been set up at the Gate No 1 of the Parliament House and a technical officer is also […]