Says civil-military ties improved under PTI regime
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ISLAMABAD
Federal Minister for Science & Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Friday hoped that the government will soon finalise the mechanism for the successful implementation of EV Policy for 4-Wheelers in the country to boost the economy, reduce pollution levels and generate employment in the transport sector.
Talking to a private news channel, Fawad said there was a delay in the issuance of an ordinance but hopefully it would be addressed soon, adding, EV policy proposals would be presented to President Arif Alvi for its final approval.
Electric Vehicle (EV) policy for four-wheelers, outlining several new rules related to import and export of vehicles, taxation, registration, and customs duty, among others, he added.
He said that the public would be able to avaGovt to finalize a mechanism to implement ‘EV Policy for 4-Wheelers’: Fawadil cheaper transport facilities under this new policy as the PTI led government is promoting EVs in the country. He said EV policy will play a pivotal role in bringing this huge change in Pakistan and changing the vehicle regime from combustion to Electric will not only benefit the environment but will also bring a downward trend in prices.
Separately, Federal Minister of Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has emphasised that the once tumultuous civil-military ties impeded the country’s progress but things are now changing under the incumbent government led by the PTI.
Addressing a ceremony at the Barani Institute of Information Technology in Rawalpindi on Friday, Fawad said the government is building military tanks but hasn’t been able to assemble vehicles. He added that as civil-military ties improve under the PTI regime, the government is looking to manufacture drones with the help of the armed forces.
Fawad said the foundation of the modern world is not laid by politicians or clerics, but by universities. “The basis of development is argument and logic, and learning from the past,” the minister said.
The federal minister talked about using industrial bio-technology and agricultural technology, stressing that the country was far behind the world. “We cannot rely on selling radishes and carrots only; the agriculture sector has to be modernised.”
“In a country of 220 million people, we are still not manufacturing anything. The point of privatisation is to promote industries,” he said. “Pakistan will see changes in the next five years,”he vowed.
On the Broadsheet LLC issue, Chaudhry criticised the opposition’s response. “There is no government minister in the inquiry committee.”
Taking a shot at PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz, the federal minister questioned where she gets the money to buy the expensive designer clothes she wears every time she steps out of her house. “We don’t like to put people in jail,” he said, adding that the “people’s money should be returned.” TLTP
