Govt encouraging use of electric vehicles: Minister

The federal government is promoting the adoption of electric vehicles to save the environment and lessen reliance on foreign petroleum, the Senate was informed.

During Question Hour, Azam Nazeer Tarar, the Minister for Law, informed the House that thirty electric buses had been brought in from China. Modern charging stations have been set up at the Jinnah Convention Centre in Islamabad, where these buses are parked. He stated that today is the soft launch for these buses.

Within the next two and a half years, NADRA centres will be constructed in every Union Council, the Minister for Law said the House.

According to him, NADRA has created a plan in this area, and NADRA centres will be located in 1150 Union Councils.