Electric buses to operate in Pakistan from this year — Fawad Chaudhry

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.