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According to sources, the future of electronic voting machine will be decided in the light of the results of the pilot project while the Election Commission has approached the Ministry of Science and Technology for the pilot project.

According to Election Commission sources, about 70 machines will be provided for experimentation in local body elections.

Sources said that the Election Commission is awaiting the response of the Ministry of Science and Technology on the schedule of supply of machines.

PPP leader Agha Siraj Durrani will be handed over to NAB Rawalpindi. After taking transit remand tomorrow, Agha Siraj Durrani will be transferred to Sindh.

A medical check-up of Agha Siraj Durrani will be conducted today before the transit remand.

On this occasion, Agha Siraj Durrani said that he had been arrested in a previous case and he was not afraid of being arrested.

Agha Siraj Durrani has been present in the Supreme Court premises since the court order.

A NAB team led by Additional Director Shoaib Ahmed and Deputy Director Asif Khan had reached the Supreme Court to arrest the Speaker Sindh Assembly.

Use of Electronic Voting Machine and Right to Vote for Pakistanis Abroad Become a Regular Law President Arif Alvi has signed the Electoral Reforms Bill 2021.

President Dr. Arif Alvi said that ballot box and presiding officers disappeared in the 2013 elections. Allegations of rigging were leveled in every constituency.

He said that now they are going to fix this system. The Allegations like vote theft from EVM will be eliminated. Election Commission regarding EVM will issue notification soon.

Last month, for the passage of the Election Act Second Amendment Bill, Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Babar Awan introduced it in the House, which passed the government’s Election Amendment Bill 2021.

The National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) meeting reviewed the statistics of epidemic diseases of corona vaccination.

NCOC says vaccination is the only way to stop the spread of OM cron. The NCOC discusses the corona vaccination process.

NCOC was briefed on the number of corona positive cases, mortality rate and new patients.

The statement said that the meeting reviewed the vaccination targets at the district level and was making all possible efforts to achieve the set vaccination targets.

NCOC has suggested setting up of oxygen plants in different parts of the country. Special attention should be given to the installation of oxygen plants in remote areas.

NCOC also directed the provinces to expedite vaccination in view of the Omi Cron variant.

On the direction of NCOC, a campaign has been launched to give booster dose to the citizens. In the first phase, health care workers are being given booster dose. DHO Islamabad says that Pfizer vaccine is being used for booster dose. Dozens are being set up at Nine Park and Tarlai Vaccination Center.

NCOC, in the second phase, people over the age of 50 will be vaccinated against corona, while the third category includes people with low immunity.

According to sources, the selection on EVM will be included in the Local Bodies Act.

Punjab Chief Minister Usman Bazdar approved the inclusion of election provision on EVM machine in the Local Bodies Act.
He said that the federal government has made a law and Punjab government will also make EVM a part of Local Bodies Act.

On the other hand, a meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Internet and Electronic Voting Machine was held under the chairmanship of Shibli Faraz in which Babar Awan Forough Naseem and Aminul Haq participated.

Speaking to media after the meeting, Federal Minister Shibli Faraz, who heads the committee, said that the federal government has announced full cooperation with the Election Commission regarding the implementation of EVM and i-voting. Will cooperate in every possible way.

He said that the government would co-operate with the Election Commission on other requirements including financial storage testing laboratories.

It may be recalled that the Electronic Voting Machine Bill, introduced by the government in the joint sitting of Parliament, was passed despite strong opposition and commotion.

Omar Jral a fan of PM Imran Khan, made a portrait of PM Imran Khan
Prime Minister Imran Khan called on 34-year-old artist Omar Jral, who is suffering from cerebral palsy.

During the meeting fans of PM Imran Khan presented their hand-painted portraits to PM Imran Khan as a gift.

It should be noted that 34-year-old Jral is a talented artist suffering from a disease called cerebral palsy.