Shibli Faraz, the federal minister for science and technology had challenged hackers to hack the electronic voting machine (EVM), announcing prize money of Rs1 million for those managed to hack the machine.
The federal minister gave the challenge during a TV show.
He said that he had invited several hackers to try to get access to the electronic voting machine but in vain.
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The joint opposition, including the PML-N and the PPP had announced to challenge the bill in the Supreme Court of Pakistan.