E-voting machine to be set up in parliament next month: Shibli

On Wednesday, Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Shibli Faraz said that the new e-voting machine would be presented in the parliament and for citizens’ view next month.

He was speaking to the media after a seminar arranged by Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC) to celebrate World Accreditation Day under the theme “Accreditation; Supporting the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The federal minister said that the use of the voting machine in elections would bring transparency in results. He expressed the hope that the features of the voting machine would be approved by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

Shibli Faraz said as the economy was on the track, there would be no new taxes in the budget.