The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to use an Android-based mobile app called Results Transmission System (RTS) to compile the final results of general elections 2018-19.
According to the ECP, the commission had successfully tested the app through a trial conducted in NA-4, Peshawar and PS-114, Karachi last year where presiding officers (PO) entered the polling results into the application and then sent them in real time to the ECP server. The photo of FORM IVX is also sent along with the results.
The app also automatically uses GPS to find the location from where the results will be entered and also the time of their uploading results. ECP says that using RTS will increase transparency and discourage unofficial announcements of results by electronic media. ECP in collaboration with National Database Registration Authority (NADRA), Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and mobile phone operators has been working to develop such an app to for the past many months.
Read Also: NADRA to develop a software for Election Commission of Pakistan ahead of 2018 elections
An ECP official remarked:
“It would also help in discouraging unofficial results announcements by electronic media as the commission would be able to provide election results in real time.”
He further said there are around 100,000 polling stations across Pakistan. In most areas 3G, 4G or GPRS connectivity is available except a few remote locations where mobile data networks are not available. But even in far-flung locations, the Polling Officers (POs) can find mobile data signals by travelling a few kilometres. Earlier, in remote areas of Balochistan and other provinces, the POs had to travel long distances, sometimes around 100-kilometer, to submit results. However, the new mobile application-based system would not only enhance efficiency but would also reduce the hassle of the POs.
According to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), Pakistan imported mobile phones worth…
The European Union (EU) has expressed concern over the recent convictions of 25 civilians by…
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has officially declared Wednesday, December 25, 2024, as a…
AKD Securities, the manager of the offer, informed the main stock exchange on Monday that…
ISLAMABAD: On Pakistan Television (PTV), medical experts raised serious concerns over false information on chemotherapy…
OpenAI has introduced Advanced Voice Mode to ChatGPT's desktop applications for macOS apps, enabling users…