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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday censured the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for opposing the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
The prime minister’s comments came during his address to members of the parliament, where he laid emphasis on electoral reforms, saying that EVMs were necessary for free and fair elections.
The premier said that over the past 50 years, Pakistan had failed at conducting elections that were free, fair, transparent and acceptable to all parties.
The prime minister wondered why the Opposition parties and the election commission had supported the secrecy of the ballot during the Senate elections.
PM Imran Khan said the government had sought help from the Opposition over the past year-and-a-half on how reforms could be introduced for EVMs.
“Who opposed it? The Opposition, and the Election Commission of Pakistan. What does the election commission have to do with it?” he wondered.
He lamented how “nothing happened” even after videos emerged of senators openly receiving bribes for their votes.
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