{"id":228288,"date":"2021-11-19T18:41:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T13:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=228288"},"modified":"2021-11-19T18:41:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T13:41:58","slug":"evms-globally-rejected-obstruction-in-transparency-hamza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/evms-globally-rejected-obstruction-in-transparency-hamza\/","title":{"rendered":"EVMs \u2018globally rejected obstruction\u2019 in transparency: Hamza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Opposition leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz Sharif has said that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have been rejected globally and termed them \u2018an obstruction in achieving transparency\u2019.<br \/>\nTalking to media on Friday after appearing before the Accountability court, Hamza Shahbaz said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was \u2018selected and then rejected\u2019. Government was \u2018hiding its face\u2019 behind EVMs after being rejected by the people, Hamza said.<br \/>\nWhile talking about TLP episode, Hamza said that a minister said government was not ready to tackle extremism and hence retaliated. \u201cHow will the world categorize you when you will utter words like these about your own state?\u201d he asked, suggesting that such people should be banned.<br \/>\nPunjab Assembly\u2019s opposition leader alleged that government was involved in black marketing of sugar and wheat. \u201cThey [government] earn billions by creating shortage of wheat and sugar\u201d he alleged.<br \/>\nHamza Shahbaz said that government was cherishing its own \u2018ATMs\u2019 by producing costly energy through Furnace Oil. \u201cNo developments have been made on LNG terminals\u201d Hamza regretted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opposition leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz Sharif has said that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have been rejected globally and termed them \u2018an obstruction in achieving transparency\u2019. Talking to media on Friday after appearing before the Accountability court, Hamza Shahbaz said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was \u2018selected and then rejected\u2019. 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