LAHORE: Mar 01, Vice president of PML-N  Maryam Nawaz on Monday lashed out at the government and hailed the Supreme Court’s opinion to hold the Senate elections via a secret ballot.

Taking to Twitter, the PML-N leader said that it had been proven once again that “the Constitution is superior to conspiratorial ordinances and ill-intention references.” She said that the PTI is now raising a hue and cry about the use of technology to trace the votes polled at the Senate elections.

“Mark my words, no measures similar to the breakdown of the results transmission system (RTS) system and the Daska by-election will be tolerated. Why are you afraid of the power of the vote?” she asked.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan had earlier on Monday issued its opinion on the Senate election ballot, stating that polling cannot be held through an open-ballot voting system.

However, the court also held that the secrecy of the ballot is not “absolute” and can be diluted by practical considerations, especially those that relate to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) exercising its mandate to conduct free-and-fair elections that are devoid of any corrupt practices.

The apex court said that it is up to the ECP to decide to which extent the voting should remain secret.