E-voting system for overseas Pakistanis ready to be installed: NADRA

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Jaan Haider
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E-voting system for overseas Pakistanis is secure and technically ready to be deployed subjected to the final approval of the Election Commission of Pakistan.
These views were expressed by NADRA Chairman Tariq Malik while briefing the Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Barrister Feroze Kakakhel who visited NADRA headquarters on Tuesday.
NADRA Chairman Tariq Malik briefed the Minister by demonstrating e-voting system for Overseas Pakistanis. During his presentation, Chairman NADRA informed the Minister that its solution is secure and technically ready to be deployed subjected to the final approval of Election Commission of Pakistan.
The minister showed his keen interest in extending e-Voting facility for Overseas Pakistanis. He appreciated NADRA’s unflinching efforts in preparing transparent and most credible software well in time. Kakakhel committed that the ministry was willing and ready to work on all administrative deliverables. He said the ministry’s top priority is to protect rights of overseas citizens living abroad. In order to give right of voting to the overseas Pakistanis the ministry will immediately act in this regard as soon as directions from ECP or SC are issued, he added.

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4 COMMENTS

  1. Its a great news I wrote earlier in one of the papers that its not difficult its easy to have a 100% secure e voting system Its just matter of days and it will start. This news is great for Pakistanis living abroad who are at the moment a backbone of Pakistan's economy
    If we are good enough to send funds we should be good enough to be treated equally and by giving the right of vote to us will make us happy and feel like home. Thanks to NADRA Chairman Tariq Malik

  2. This is good news can the Pakistani people witch live in Greece they too vote from Greece.Thanks to NADRA Chairman Tariq Malik

  3. excellent work by NADRA, they hold the database of all the IDs of Pakistanis already, its easy and secure for them to deploy such solution. Go for it, hopefully its clever enough not be misused!

  4. .
    About time it happened …
    Living off of foreign remittances, Pakistan owes it …
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