ECP to hold talks with political parties to address rigging concerns regarding Electronic Voting

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said that it would soon call a meeting of the political parties to discuss and take them into…

Electronic Voting will render election results in 20 minutes instead of days, Fawad Chaudhary

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry held a press conference where he talked about Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), among other topics, on Tuesday.…

Election commission strongly opposes electric voting, favors paper ballets

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The government has expressed its intent to introduce electoral reforms of whom electric voting machines (EVMs) and E-voting systems for the overseas Pakistanis comprise an…

Election commission to get e-voting technology soon: Fawad Chaudhry

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to Federal Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry, the Election Commission of Pakistan will soon have its hands on electronic voting technology. As reported…

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PITB unfairly under fire for Result Transmission System used in Elections 2018

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A lot of rumors have been making the rounds on social media suggesting that the inefficient Result Transmission System (RTS) was developed by Punjab IT…

Election Commission launches an app to help voters know all polling details

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has launched an app, Click ECP, to help citizens access their voting data. ECP has taken a step forward to…

Mobile and internet shutdowns to be tracked in Elections 2018 by DRF and BoloBhi

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) and Bolo Bhi have partnered with Netblocks to run an internet observation mission during the upcoming General Elections 2018. The digital…

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Facebook launches Pakistan Election Integrity Initiative for Elections 2018

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

While being aware of the fact that a Cambridge Analytica like scandal has the potential to influence elections in Pakistan, Facebook is gearing up to…

Election Commission of Pakistan will use a mobile app for polling results

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to use an Android-based mobile app called Results Transmission System (RTS) to compile the final results of…

Can a Cambridge Analytica like scandal influence Pakistani elections?

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) wants to remove Chairman Usman Yousuf Mobeen of National Database Registration Authority (NADRA), reports Tribune. The party has accused the Chairman of…

Pakistani parliament may allow the use of biometric system in coming elections

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Election Commission of Pakistan has said that it has no authority to take a decision about holding the general elections using the biometric system…

E-voting not possible in upcoming general elections, SC says

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Supreme Court said on Thursday that it is impossible to incorporate an electronic voting system for the upcoming general elections 2018-19 in the country.…

NADRA to develop a software for Election Commission of Pakistan ahead of 2018 elections

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has asked National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to develop software which would enable the online scrutiny of nomination…

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