Govt announces to bring amendments in Constitution to hold Senate elections through open ballot.

ISLAMABAD -- The government has announced to bring amendments in the Constitution to hold Senate elections through open ballot and grant election rights to Pakistanis having dual nationality to ensure fair, free, and transparent polls.

Announcing the constitutional reforms package at a news conference in Islamabad on Thursday, Prime Minister's Advisor on Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Zaheeruddin Babar Awan said words "single transferable vote" in Article 59-2 (A) will be changed with open and identifiable vote.

He said amendment in Article 63-1 (C) has been proposed to allow dual nationals of Pakistani origin to contest election, but they, if elected, will have to renounce their foreign nationality before taking oath of their office.

He said word "Senate" will be inserted in Article 226 of the Constitution to hold Upper House's elections through open an identifiable vote, in...