High Level inquiry committee to probe RTS failure in general elections 2018

High Level inquiry committee to probe RTS failure in general elections 2018

ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to hold an inquiry into the failure of its Result Transmission System (RTS) during the general elections on July 25.

It has sent a letter to Cabinet Division in this regard.

The ECP directed the Cabinet Division to constitute an inquiry committee comprising experts from National Telecommunication and Information Technology Security Board and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and finalize the inquiry report within four weeks.

According to the terms of reference of the inquiry, the committee will thoroughly analyze RTS, fix responsibility of its failure and also make recommendations for future course of action.