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Maryam Nawaz taunts government after SC opinion on Senate elections
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PML-N s Vice-President Maryam Nawaz. Photo: File
PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz on Monday lashed out at the government, wondering why it was scared of the power of the vote.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan, earlier today, gave its opinion that the upcoming Senate elections cannot be held via open balloting.
Taking to Twitter, Maryam taunted the government warning it that measures such as the alleged Daska by-election rigging and breakdown of the RTS system will not be tolerated again. Why are you afraid of the power of the vote, she asked.
Senate election: Democracy to remain a dream till voting method changed, observes Pakistan top court
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Five-member larger bench hears presidential reference seeking open ballot in the Senate polls
Justice Gulzar Ahmed says Pakistan s electoral system stuck in one place
ISLAMABAD: Political alliances are not hidden and democracy will remain a dream unless the current voting method is changed, the Supreme Court observed Monday.
The apex court was hearing the presidential reference seeking an open ballot in the upcoming Senate election.
The reference was heard by a five-member larger bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed and comprising justices Mushir Alam, Umar Ata Bandial, Ijazul Ahsen and Yahya Afridi.
The Supreme Court Monday observed that there was no such thing as hidden political alliances and democracy would remain a dream unless the prevalent method of voting was changed.
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