‘Hopeful that RTS won’t fail again,’ says Mustafa Kamal
- 14-Oct-2018
KARACHI: Chairman Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Mustafa Kamal expressed hopes after casting his vote in NA-243 for by-polls, saying “I hope this time Election Commission will not hold any emergency press conference” to notify people of Result Transmission System (RTS) failure again. While speaking to media on Sunday morning, former mayor Karachi said, he is […]
FIA initiates probe to trace caller who ordered shutdown of RTS
- 11-Oct-2018
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday began investigating an audio clip of a peculiar phone call that directed the closure of Result Transmission System (RTS) on the night of July 25 polls. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) requested the FIA to probe the matter after which the agency initiated its inquiry. The […]
ECP secretary to brief Senate panel on RTS failure during July 25 polls
- 09-Oct-2018
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Secretary Babar Yaqoob Fateh Muhammad will appear before the Senate Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs on Wednesday (tomorrow) to explain the matter of alleged failure of the Result Transmission System (RTS) on the election night. The Senate panel, headed by Sassui Palijo of the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), […]
RTS to be used in upcoming by-elections: ECP
- 06-Sep-2018
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced that the Results Transmission System (RTS) will also be used in the upcoming by-elections. The election commission came under fire after results of the recent general election were unusually delayed on July 25 owing to the alleged failure of the RTS. The Election Commission of Pakistan later […]
PM directs Azam Swati to get forensic report on RTS failure
- 25-Aug-2018
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran on Saturday directed Senator Azam Swati to get forensic report on the Results Transmission System (RTS) failure before publication of the report. He said this in a meeting with Senator Azam Swati in Islamabad after Azam Swati presented a report to the prime minister about failure of the RTS during the […]