The Pakistani government will implement the National Electric Vehicle Policy to promote the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country by providing incentives to the e-vehicle manufacturers in the country including reduction in duties and taxes for EVs, tax rebates for manufacturers and support for building EV charging infrastructure.

This was stated by the Pakistani Prime Minister’s Coordinator on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam while talking to a high-level Chinese delegation who met her on Friday in Islamabad.

Both sides discussed various aspects of their ambitious plan to help Pakistan revolutionize its mass transit system to provide world-class transportation facilities to the public while achieving environmental sustainability and climate resilience goals.

The project is an ambitious initiative that aims at transforming Pakistan's public transport system to become more environmentally-friendly and sustainable. She thanked China for its interest in revolutionizing Pakistan’s mass transit system by introducing a network of e-buses and charging facilities.

The Prime Minister’s Coordinator on Climate Change said that the consortium of Chinese and Pakistani transport companies will be welcomed and be fully supported to implement the game-changer e-transport system in the Pakistani cities. Ms. Alam also highlighted Pakistan's broader efforts to tackle climate change and meet its commitment to the Paris Agreement by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from various sectors, particularly transport.

Moreover, the cities including capital Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi have already introduced electric buses as part of the public transportation system with the aim to reduce air pollution and provide cleaner alternatives for environmental-friendly urban mobility facilities to the people.