Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information Senator Shibli Faraz on Sunday said the whole nation knew well who stood on which side of history on the important issue of transparency in the electoral system. In a series of tweets the minister said the opposition was supporter of the system based on rigging and a hurdle in the way of transparency while Imran Khan stood firm with his unwavering commitment to transparency in the electoral process.
He said the opponents of open ballot wanted continuation of corrupt system in the country. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, he continued, was the party which has led the struggle of transparency in system and eradication of corruption into a movement. Shibli Faraz said the Prime Minister Imran Khan would never step back from his struggle to achieve this objective.
Earlier on February 8, lashing out at the opposition, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz had said that by opposing open ballot in Senate polls, the opposition parties have clarified that they do not want to end the use of money in politics.
He maintained. “Transparency in elections is the strength of democracy.”
