* Bless the Taliban who in the blink of an eye captured the whole of Afghanistan and put mustard on their palms and the bigwigs sitting in the print and electronic media flooded the analysis and comments on the victory of the Taliban. On the one hand, liberal and secular swords came out in the field, while on the other hand, those who wore trousers high above their ankles began to strike with joy. Religious people began to see the independence of Kashmir and Palestine in the victory of the Taliban and the secularists also sought an American trick in this victory. The Taliban's case was still in the middle when the Election Commission blew up the electronic voting machine with 37 objections, which turned the cannons of print and electronic media on it. What kind of infidel would want to not write a column on this subject when such tasty news is in front of him? That is why we also jumped into the field carrying the sword of the pen and the shield of the Election Commission.
Instead of responding to the Election Commission's objections, government circles have started firing on their own nominated Chief Election Commissioner and in every language that the 2023 elections will be held through electronic voting machines, as if "do what you have to do". Adviser on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan said, "Let there be no misunderstanding that the government will back down from i-voting and EVM (electronic voting machine). Imran will not be removed from it and his government will not be removed. Legislation is not the prerogative of the Election Commission. " Similar statements have been made by Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry and Science and Technology Minister Shibli Faraz, but Railway Minister Azam Swati has gone to extremes. In the meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, government amendments such as the use of EVM in the next general elections, giving overseas Pakistanis the right to i-vote, compiling electoral rolls from NADRA instead of the Election Commission and holding Senate elections by open ballot. Rejected. The amendment regarding removal of seat of a member who did not take oath within 60 days was not rejected but this amendment was applied after the next election. The government wanted to remove Ishaq Dar from the Senate and elect its Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen, but failed. Now, it is clear that Azam Swati was doomed when these government amendments were rejected. Prime Minister Swati Election Commission has started firing against the case of the weakest member of the party. He directly accused the Election Commission of corruption and said that the Election Commission is holding money, it is destroying the democracy of the country, such institutions should be set on fire, they should go to hell. Following the allegations, Election Commission officials walked out of the committee meeting. Later, the Special Secretary of the Election Commission informed the Chief Election Commissioner, Sikandar Sultan Raja, about the incident in the Standing Committee. Following this open threat from the PTI, it is being strongly condemned by all the opposition. Mian Shahbaz Sharif said that the government had resorted to threatening the Election Commission after the idea of electronic voting machine was rejected. It turned out that the government did not have the answers to the technical and technical questions that arose on the machine. Maryam Nawaz said that the government was threatening to set fire to the entire institution but no one was asking her. Sherry Rehman said the government was not ready to accept the ECP's 37 objections. The government wants the Election Commission to hold elections according to their wishes. If they can't win, let no one else play.
The general idea was that the Prime Minister would take immediate notice of these non-parliamentary words of Swati or, as usual, say that his statement had been presented out of context, but here it was. In a press conference with Azam Swati and Babar Awan, Fawad Chaudhry said that it seems that the Election Commission has now become the headquarters of the opposition. Parliament has the power to make laws, not the Election Commission. The Chief Election Commissioner wants to act as the mouthpiece of the opposition. He remained in close touch with Nawaz Sharif. He may also have personal sympathy with Nawaz Sharif. Fawad Chaudhry asked, "If we do not trust the Chief Election Commissioner, how will he hold elections?" They should not become tools of small parties. ”The question to Fawad Chaudhry is that when the entire opposition is united against EVM, will not the fingers be pointed at the transparency of the elections? This is the view expressed first by Azam Swati and then by Fawad Chaudhry, then who can say that this country is an "Islamic Republic".
After all, what did the ECP do wrong by raising 37 objections to the EVM? Put the opposition aside, who listens to it, but isn't it true that North America and Europe have abandoned the EVM? Haven't countries like Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Ireland and Finland stopped using EVMs? Haven't well-known companies like Fafen and Pildt expressed their concerns about EVMs? Robert Doubles, a company that manufactures EVMs, told the Senate Parliamentary Affairs Committee that 36 countries were using electronic voting machines. Are To which the Secretary Election Commission replied that not 36 but 18 countries were using it out of which 9 have given up this use. Shibli Faraz had challenged the opposition to find out any mistake in the voting machine. The opposition did not respond, but the ECP raised 37 objections, to which Shibli Faraz said 27 of the 37 objections had nothing to do with the electronic voting machine. He did not say who the 27 objections were. Who have nothing to do with EVM). However, about 10 objections, he said that they have been removed, while the authorities of the Election Commission say that all the objections are in place. According to the Election Commission, it is not possible to hold elections through EVM in one day while the rulers want to hold elections on the same day. The ECP's objections are also that there is no consensus among stakeholders on EVMs. 400,000 machines will cost Rs 150 billion, yet transparency remains questionable. Voter ID will not be kept secret. Voter education and technology will hinder this process. Repairing the machine for any reason can lead to fraud. The machine can be tampered with and easily hacked. The capacity of the machine will not be the same in different weather conditions. There will be no evidence in the event of an election dispute. EVM results may be delayed. This machine cannot meet the requirements for low turnout or low turnout for women. These are the main objections raised by the Election Commission on which Aristotelian Fawad Chaudhry said that these are stupid objections. The nation has not yet forgotten that in the 2018 elections, the trend of election results was something else till 8 pm, then the RTS system was announced, the election results were stopped and the next morning the tide turned. Now how can the opposition trust the electronic voting machine.
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