Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday formally launched Pakistan’s new energy vehicle policy for 2025-2030 with the aim of promoting environmentally friendly and cost-effective transport in the country, Radio Pakistan reported.
Sharif approached the launch event and highlighted the politics’s focus on reducing carbon emissions, saving billions of rupees in currency, promoting innovation and strengthening youth to lead Pakistan into a greener future.
“Pakistan is one of the most vulnerable countries in terms of climate change, despite contributing a little to the phenomenon,” he said, noticing the rising frequency and intensity of climate -induced disasters such as flash flowering, skyburst and glacier floods. “With every year that goes by, these disasters cause more loss of life and property,” he added.
Sharif called for global support and called on developed nations, especially in the West, to help relieve the misery caused by climate change and to help vulnerable countries build elastic infrastructure.
Special assistant to the Prime Minister for Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan described the electric vehicle policy as a plan for Pakistan’s pure transport revolution.
He noted that the country was moving beyond the vehicle’s collection in the production of batteries, charging equipment and advanced parts.
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Khan also pointed out the economic benefits and said that Pakistan is spending billions of dollars annually on petroleum imports and that urban pollution costs the economy more than RS105 billion in productivity and health losses.
He emphasized that riding an electric motorcycle today costs less than one -third of gasoline costs per year. Kilometer.
The policy, which includes financing reforms, toll exemptions and free registration, aims to make electric mobility available to anyone, including households, delivery riders, carriers and businesses.
During the ceremony, the Prime Minister also distributed free electric bikes to top priesting students as part of the initiative.
