Baku (TDI): Federal Minister for Communications, Privatization and Board of Investment Abdul Aleem Khan said on Wednesday that Pakistan is set to convert 30 percent of its vehicles to electricity by 2030.
He made these remarks while speaking at the Ministerial Roundtable Session arranged by the Transport and Digital Middle Corridor and Beyond at COP29 in Baku.
The conference was attended by ministers from different countries and delegates from international organizations.
Apart from Pakistan, Turkey, Georgia, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Italy and Azerbaijan are participating while the UN Delegates from the Mission, European Commission, UIC, IRU, ITF and other international organizations also attended the session.
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Speaking on the occasion, Abdul Aleem asserted that projects like Green Urban Transport, Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy are of utmost importance to meet future challenges.
He said that work has already been started to encourage Electric Vehicles in Pakistan and according to the approved policy, Pakistan has to convert 30% of vehicles to electric by 2030.
“Similarly, work is also being done to provide charging stations and other necessities for electric vehicles,” he said, adding that the first fleet of biomethane hybrid buses in Karachi will save 100 percent of fuel while there is also an option for Public-Private Partnership for the National Green Transport Project in Pakistan.
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Aleem said developing countries like Pakistan are facing new challenges, especially climate change and smog which are affecting human life badly so we need to work at a more micro level in the transport sector to bring visible changes.
During his stay in Baku, the minister also attended the session on “Digital Middle Corridor and Beyond” where discussions were held on projects such as the promotion of Green Technology in means of transport, reduction of smog, and digitalization and automation in the Transport Sector.
Aleem especially thanked Azerbaijan’s Minister of Transport Rashid Nabiov and Minister of Economy Mikael Jabarov.