ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday said that the Supreme Court of Pakistan has accepted the stance on eradicating corruption and discouraging horse trading.

However the court has not agreed to the principle of full secret ballot in Senate election, Chaudhry Fawad said in a tweet.

سپریم کورٹ نے کرپشن کے خاتمے ،ہارس ٹریڈنگ کی حوصلہ شکنی اور اراکین کے لین دین کے معاملات کو ختم کرنے کے مؤقف کو تسلیم کر لیا ہے اور مکمل خفیہ رائے دہی کا اصول نہیں مانا الیکشن کمیشن کو کہا گیا ہے کہ وہ شفاف انتخابات کیلئے اقدامات کرے جس میں Traceable Ballot شامل ہے

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) March 1, 2021

The ECP has been asked to take steps for transparent elections which include traceable ballot, he added.

The tweet came in response to the decision of the Supreme Court directing to hold senate elections through secret ballot.