Share:Federal Minister for Information Technology Shibli Faraz Tuesday invited opposition parties and the general public to examine the locally made electronic voting machine (EVM) saying that the government would make efforts to address their reservations in this regard. He said that they had prepared a model machine and would accept the decision from the ECP after the examination today. Shibli Faraz said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken a revolutionary step for electoral reforms and the introduction of EVMs would change the country’s electoral history. IT Minister Shibli Faraz has previously written a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of the ECP Sikandar Sultan Raja to review the EVMs. On August 07, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan also witnessed a detailed demonstration of a new locally-made electronic voting machine (EVM).

Source: The Nation August 17, 2021 06:56 UTC