NADRA has now termed the use of
magnetic ink as useless and suggested to choose the regularly-used ink for the elections.
NADRA has now termed the use of
magnetic ink as useless and instead suggested to choose the regularlyused ink for the elections.
The development of
magnetic ink and its exacting process took more than three years to perfect," Mr.
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Speaking on a point of order, PTI's Deputy Parliamentary Leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi demanded strict action against those responsible for not using the
magnetic ink in general elections.
Speaking in the National Assembly, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has proposed the formation of a committee to investigate whether
magnetic ink was used at all the polling stations.
The interior minister said he fears that
magnetic ink was not used in several areas and a large number of votes are unverifiable due to use of common ink.
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The report said 10239 votes were fake while 22,525 votes could not be unverified since ECP-recommended
magnetic ink.
Commenting on Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar's charges that
magnetic ink was not used for taking thumb impressions of voters during polling in the May 11 general elections, Secretary General Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Ishtiaq Khan said the minister was wrong.
Earlier, the Supreme Court ordered the ECP to make sure all arrangements for preparation LG polls including printing of ballot papers and arrangement of
magnetic ink for holding polls in Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan on December 7.
Assuring that ECP was continuously working over perfecting the voting reforms, process in Country, while legislation would also be required for the purpose, he said that during previous, 2013 elections,
magnetic ink was utilized after joint approval of all stake holders, while NADRA even went as far as use of voters' photograph alongwith thumb prints.
