The new government is considering giving reserved seats to overseas Pakistanis instead of letting them cast their ballots through i-voting in the next general elections. The new government has kicked off work on electoral reforms and sought suggestions from the coalition partners. Chaired a meeting of the subcommittee on emerging technologies on i-voting at the Presidency, Alvi had underlined the need for expediting the i-voting process for overseas Pakistanis. Surprisingly, the legislation pertaining to the electoral reforms -- The Election (Amendment) Bill, 2021 -- was deferred and only the bills related to using the EVMs and enabling overseas Pakistanis use i-voting were passed. “The whole voting process was trampled on in the presence of the speaker.

Source: The Express Tribune April 21, 2022 08:06 UTC