ISLAMABAD: The PTI government would present a bill comprising three amendments to the Constitution of Pakistan in the Parliament next week, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan said Thursday, ahead of the upcoming Senate elections.
Addressing a press conference at the Press Information Department (PID) in Islamabad, Babar Awan said the constitutional amendment bill proposes allowing “voting not to be hidden”.
“To date, no one ever talked about legislation to make the Senate elections fair,” the PM’s aide underscored. “For the first time in Pakistan’s history, a constitutional package for reforms has been prepared.
“The bill will introduce three amendments,” he added. “We’re using the word ‘open vote’ instead of ‘single transferable vote’.
“An amendment to Article 63-1C of the Constitution will be introduced,” he explained.
Awan mentioned that “rates” had been determined for the Senate elections but vowed to “tell everyone” about it. “The buying and selling of votes in the [upcoming] Senate elections can be stopped.”
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