ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said on Wednesday that electric buses would begin to operate in Pakistan from this year.
According to an official handout circulated by the science ministry, Chaudhry also mentioned a strategic alliance agreement between Daewoo Express and Skywell Automobile, China, under which an electrical vehicles value chain would also be set up in Pakistan.
“From this year, electric buses will start running in Pakistan, and in three years, these buses will start being completely manufactured in Pakistan,” he said.
The minister described the development as a breakthrough, adding that the government had fulfilled another promise with the people by setting the country on the road to progress.
Chaudhry also termed drones with monitoring capability as a “new revolution” in agriculture.
Electric buses to operate in Pakistan from this year — Fawad Chaudhry
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Electric buses to operate in Pakistan from this year — Fawad Chaudhry
- The minister says the country will start manufacturing these buses three years from now
- Chaudhry also described drones with monitoring capacity as a 'new revolution' in agriculture
Pakistan police arrest 12 suspected militants in operations across Punjab
- CTD says suspects linked to RAW were planning attacks on sensitive sites and worship places
- Raids in Lahore, Faisalabad and Bahawalpur yielded explosives, IEDs, detonators, weapons
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s counterterrorism police said on Monday 12 suspected militants allegedly linked to India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) were arrested in coordinated intelligence-based operations across three cities in Punjab province.
The arrests come as authorities repeatedly accuse external networks, including Indian spy agencies, of backing militants involved in such violence.
The raids were carried out in Lahore, Faisalabad and Bahawalpur, where police said they recovered weapons, explosives, detonators, seven improvised explosive devices (IEDs), safety fuses, mobile phones and cash from the suspects.
A Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) spokesperson said the group was planning attacks on sensitive installations and places of worship.
“The operation was initiated after investigators traced a Facebook ID named Adil, reportedly being operated from India by RAW handlers,” CTD said in a statement.
“The terrorists had been recording videos of sensitive locations and worship places and sending these videos to RAW operatives via WhatsApp ... According to officials, all the detained suspects were receiving financial support from RAW.”
The CTD said cases have been registered against all 12 suspects and further investigation is underway.
Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in militant attacks in recent years, particularly in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and southwestern Balochistan provinces, where security agencies blame groups including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).
