Pakistan: EVMs will not be used in Pakistan elections, says federal minister – Times of India

London: Electronic voting machines will not be used in the next general election in Pakistaninterior Minister Rana Sanaullah said.
This statement came after the Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and meeting of federal ministers with PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif At the London residence of his son Hussain Nawaz.
This was the second meeting since the Prime Minister and his delegation went to London to meet Nawaz.
Addressing the media on Thursday, the minister said the present government would “do away with” the idea of ​​EVMs.
The first session of the crucial Pakistan Muslim League (N) in London decided that early elections would not be held in Islamabad and the primary focus of the Shahbaz Sharif-led government should be on providing economic relief to citizens and taking long-term. economic decision.
The six-hour-long meeting took place between Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, his brother and party supremo Nawaz Sharif and Khawaja Asif among other leaders. miftah ismailMaryam Aurangzeb, Atta Tarar, Rana Sanaullah, Ishaq Dar, Ayaz Sadiq, at an undisclosed location in London, The News International quoted sources as saying.
Notably, former prime minister and chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan After losing the no-confidence motion in the National Assembly, he has been continuously calling for an early general election in the country.
Shahbaz Sharif arrived in London on Wednesday to meet his brother Nawaz Sharif. Nawaz, convicted in a corruption case, has been living in London since 2019 on the pretext of ill health. The former Pakistan PM sought an extension to extend his stay in London on medical grounds.
According to Nawaz, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government had left Pakistan in deep economic trouble.
Last month, Nawaz also met PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who was later appointed federal minister of Pakistan.
A joint statement said the two partners had agreed to work together to “repair the rot across the board”.