What happened: Shibli Faraz, the Federal Minister of Science and Technology, declared a prize of Rs1 million for anyone who can hack an electronic voting system (EVM) Details : During the ARY NEWS programme, ‘Power Play’, he disclosed the reward and stated that he invited numerous hackers to attempt a data breach in the system, but no one was successful. “We have announced a prize money on hacking EVM but the opposition has even refused to witness the working of the machine,” he said and assured that the machine could not be hacked. The machine: According to Shibli Faraz, their EVM machine is powered by a battery and can run for up to 24 hours. In the joint session of Parliament, Adviser to Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Babar Awan submitted bills related to the use of EVMs and the Second Election Amendment Bill 2021. The bills were passed by a large margin.