ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was bound to use electronic voting machines (EVMs) in upcoming by-elections after the Parliament passed legislation on the matter.
Speaking after a federal cabinet meeting, chaired by PM Imran Khan in Islamabad, the information minister told media that the cabinet had discussed a range of issued and agreed that upcoming by-elections must be held through EVMs.
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“It is imperative to use EVMs in next by-elections after the amendment in election laws,” said Chaudhry and added that “government may not able to fund elections that would not include the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs).”
