ISLAMABAD:Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz said Monday that the upcoming local bodies’ elections in Islamabad will be held through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in mid of April this year.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he said that the minister said the Election Commission of Pakistan had also asked the Punjab government to make arrangements for the use of EVMs in its local government elections. He said that the government was cooperating with the Election Commission of Pakistan regarding the use of EVMs. Shibli said the commission will be provided with the machines next week for testing and training of staff for local government elections in Islamabad.
Shibli said the use of EVMs in local government elections will ensure that the elections are possible through these machines. He said it has always been the effort of Prime Minister Imran Khan to ensure, free, fair and impartial elections, and these objectives will be achieved through the EVMs. Shibli said a mechanism is also being evolved for I-voting in order to enable the overseas Pakistanis exercise their right to franchise.