Qureshi expresses concern over bill to bar overseas Pakistanis from voting
Pakistan
Qureshi strongly criticised the move and termed it a "regressive and condemnable act".
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday expressed concern over the passage of a bill in the National Assembly to abolish the former government s election reforms giving expats the right to vote through I-Voting and the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the country, Dunya News reported.
The National Assembly on Thursday approved a bill to bar overseas Pakistanis from voting and stop the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the country.
Qureshi strongly criticised the move and termed it a "regressive and condemnable act" of the government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sherif of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
PTI vice-chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi tweeted: "PTI gave over nine million Overseas Pakistanis the right to vote. Today, this band of thieves and thugs removed this, disenfranchising a staggering number of Pakistanis and barring the use of electronic voting machines."
PTI gave over 9 million Overseas Pakistanis the right to vote. Today, this band of thieves and thugs removed this, disenfranchising a staggering number of Pakistanis & barred use of electronic voting machines.
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) May 26, 2022
Another regressive and condemnable act in #PakistanUnderFacism
