ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday congratulated Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar for taking notice of disenfranchisement of overseas Pakistanis.
Taking to Twitter on Thursday, Imran Khan stated, “I congratulate the CJP for taking note of disenfranchisement of Overseas Pakistanis & asking NADRA & ECP to find ways to give them their right of vote. Overseas Pakistanis are our most valuable asset.”
I congratulate the CJP for taking note of disenfranchisement of Overseas Pakistanis & asking NADRA & ECP to find ways to give them their right of vote. Overseas Pakistanis are our most valuable asset.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 25, 2018
Imran Khan lauding the economic importance of Pakistani expatriates further stated, “They send 20b dollars annually in remittances plus some of our best brains are working abroad. InshaAllah they will play a leading role in building our Naya Pakistan”.
They send 20b dollars annually in remittances plus some of our best brains are working abroad. InshaAllah they will play a leading role in building our Naya Pakistan. https://t.co/Qib2dPhbON
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 25, 2018
Earlier, with the Supreme Court’s approval, the country’s biggest database manager started working on the development of an integrated internet voting system aimed at extending the right of franchise to over seven million Pakistanis living abroad in time for the next general elections.
According to a presentation given by the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to the apex court on Wednesday, a three-tier electronic mechanism – named the Internet Voting System for Overseas Pakistanis – will be developed at a cost of Rs150 million and within a period of four months. The ECP would provide the required funds for the project.
It is worth mentioning that the Supreme Court had earlier rejected a request filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) seeking to become a party to the pending case in connection with making arrangements to grant overseas Pakistanis voting rights before this year’s general elections.