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Pakistan President Arif Alvi signs ordinance for open balloting in Senate elections
Arif Alvi
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Pakistan President Arif Alvi signs ordinance for open balloting in Senate elections

| @indiablooms | 08 Feb 2021, 10:40 pm

Islamabad: President Arif Alvi on Saturday signed the Elections (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 which will pave the way for  Senate elections to be held via an "open and identifiable ballot", a move opposed by the opposition leaders of the country.

According to the Ordinance, a copy of which has been shared by the president on his Twitter account, changes have been brought to Sections 81, 122 and 185 of the Elections Act, 2017, reports Geo News.

The Ordinance will come into effect "at once" and "extend to the whole of Pakistan", the news channel reported.

Meanwhile, leaders of the Opposition's Pakistan Democratic Movement have shown vehement opposition to the move made by the government.

In a meeting between PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz, it was agreed that the procedure for Senate elections can not be changed without a constitutional amendment, reports Geo News.
 

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