PTI has majority to get electoral reforms bill passed: FM

The Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) wants to introduce a credible and transparent system for elections through legislation.

According to media reports, the Foreign Minister has expressed his views while speaking in the Joint Sitting of the Parliament on Wednesday. He said their electoral reforms are aimed at protecting the election process from being stolen.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi has asked the opposition parties to also vote in favor of the relevant bills. He pointed out that questions have always been raised on the elections held after 1970 and the time has come to set the direction right and ensure the transparency and credibility of the electoral process.

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The Foreign Minister further stated that the PTI government, on its part, time and again approached the opposition parties on electoral reforms. He said we repeatedly tried to give demonstrations to the opposition parties on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The aim of introducing EVMs is to bury the evil design and vicious mindset of imposing the governments.

“The PTI and its allied parties are fully united and have the majority to get the electoral reforms bill passed. The expatriate Pakistanis are our precious asset and they will be involved in the decision making,” he said, adding that the overseas Pakistanis will be given the right to franchise.