Says civil-military ties improved under PTI regime
\nTLTP
\nISLAMABAD
\nFederal 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.
\nTalking 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.
\nElectric 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.
\nHe said that the public would be able to avaGovt to finalize a mechanism to implement \u2018EV Policy for 4-Wheelers\u2019: 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.
\nSeparately, Federal Minister of Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has emphasised that the once tumultuous civil-military ties impeded the country\u2019s progress but things are now changing under the incumbent government led by the PTI.
\nAddressing a ceremony at the Barani Institute of Information Technology in Rawalpindi on Friday, Fawad said the government is building military tanks but hasn\u2019t 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.
\nFawad said the foundation of the modern world is not laid by politicians or clerics, but by universities. \u201cThe basis of development is argument and logic, and learning from the past,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n
The federal minister talked about using industrial bio-technology and agricultural technology, stressing that the country was far behind the world. \u201cWe cannot rely on selling radishes and carrots only; the agriculture sector has to be modernised.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a country of 220 million people, we are still not manufacturing anything. The point of privatisation is to promote industries,\u201d he said. \u201cPakistan will see changes in the next five years,\u201dhe vowed.<\/p>\n
On the Broadsheet LLC issue, Chaudhry criticised the opposition\u2019s response. \u201cThere is no government minister in the inquiry committee.\u201d<\/p>\n
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. \u201cWe don\u2019t like to put people in jail,\u201d he said, adding that the \u201cpeople\u2019s money should be returned.\u201d TLTP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Says civil-military ties improved under PTI regime TLTP 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-169983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-business"],"yoast_head":"\n