President Joe Biden said Tuesday that protecting voting rights from what he called Republican “election subversion” poses a historic “test” for the United States in the wake of the 2020 election. “It’s up to all of us to protect that right. It’s a test of our time,” he said in a speech in Philadelphia, birthplace […]
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The US battle over voting rights
Americans turned out in record numbers for the 2020 election, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, but Republicans in many states are marking that achievement with new laws to make it harder to vote. Republicans claim that expanded hours for voting, wider access to mail-in ballots, and other accommodations made for the coronavirus pandemic led to extensive […]
When machine vote mandates can be managed
Undoubtedly from Helsinki to Hawaii and from Macau to Moscow, nations are evolving; democratic values are flourishing and generations are embracing change. Yet, we in Pakistan do not allow our people with dual citizenship to run for public office, sit in the assemblies, contest elections or join the Countries Armed forces. In 2012, the Supreme […]
Overseas Pakistanis will be made a part of the political process: Qureshi
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in a statement on Friday said that overseas Pakistanis are an asset and the PTI government is making efforts to make them a part of the political process in Pakistan by giving them the right to vote. He said this while virtually addressing the elated Pakistani Americans including the members […]
PML-N opposing electoral reforms due to fear of defeat: Dr Firdous
LAHORE: Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister (SACM) on Information Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Thursday that the PML-N was opposing electoral reforms, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and giving overseas Pakistanis a right to vote in the next general elections due to fear of its defeat. In her tweet, she said the PML-N had always won […]
Akshay Kumar dodges question about not voting
Actor and producer Akshay Kumar chose to ignore and walk away when he was questioned about not voting in the Lok Sabha elections. Akshay, who recently grabbed headlines for his “non-political” interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been widely trolled for not casting his vote on Monday. “Chaliye, chaliye (let’s go, let’s go)” is […]
West Ham to introduce new fan voting platform
Premier League club West Ham United will introduce a new fan engagement platform allowing supporters to buy the right to vote on selected club decisions, following the example of French club Paris Saint Germain and Juventus of Italy. Socios.com, a blockchain-based fan engagement platform, allows supporters to buy fan ‘tokens’ or to earn or ‘hunt’ […]
India’s giant election gets underway with voting in the first of 7 phases
Indians began voting on Thursday in the first phase of a mammoth general election, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi gunning for a second term having campaigned strongly on his national security record following a flare up in tensions with Pakistan. Security for the polls was increased after seven people were killed in militant attacks in […]