Fawad Chaudhry, Federal Science and Technology Minister
Has revealed that ECP (Election Commission of Pakistan) is going to be equipped with e-voting technology, soon.
This innovation is going to happen according to the prime minister’s vision. Khan’s vision is that the coming election should consist of an e-voting system. So that it will ensure the impartiality and transparency of the election perfectly.
If we talk about the detail of this matter, then Fawad Ch. (the Science and Technology Ministry) told that e-voting technology will bring soon with institutional help. According to him, said that with the association of NIE (National Institute of Electronics), COMSATS and NUST (National University of Science and Technology) University.
Prime Minister, Imran Khan also ordered this, during a cabinet meeting. Last week, he said that all the concerned authorities should accelerate their efforts in introducing the e-voting system.
Prime Minister had announced last year already, in November 2020. He said there that the electoral will be fair and free elections in Pakistan. In those reforms, the e-voting system will be for a general election and for senate election: open balloting. Furthermore, also allowed to vote for the Pakistanis, who are living aboard.