Fawad invites the opposition parties to observe working of the machine, and suggest any improvements
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ISLAMABAD:
A preliminary model of an electronic voting machine (EVM) was shown by the government at the Parliament House on Wednesday.
The prototype machine was presented by the Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry, Adviser to Prime Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan and Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Information Faisal Javed.
While briefing the media, the information minister said that the new voting machine fulfils the thirty-six conditions of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
He said the EVM will produce quick election results, and the contesting candidates will have no reason to level allegations of rigging.