Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formally launched the New Energy Vehicle Policy 2025-2030, aiming to promote environment and cost-effective transportation in the country. The policy envisages cutting carbon emissions, saving billions of rupees in foreign exchange, driving innovation and empowering youth to lead Pakistan into a new green era.
According to Radio Pakistan, the Prime Minister, during the launching ceremony, highlighted that Pakistan is one of the most vulnerable countries in terms of climate change despite the fact that it has little to no contribution to the phenomenon. He emphasized that Pakistan is facing climate-induced natural disasters like flash floods, cloudbursts, and Glacial Lake Outburst Floods, with increasing intensity each year causing more loss of life and property. The Prime Minister noted that no country can tackle this mounting challenge single-handedly and urged developed countries, particularly the western world, to contribute in alleviating the miseries caused by climate-induced calamities and to assist vulnerable countries in building climate-resilient infrastructure.
Earlier, Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain remarked that the policy is a clear manifestation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s vision of empowering youth and promoting clean mobility in the country. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production, Haroon Akhtar Khan, described the electric vehicle policy as a blueprint for Pakistan’s clean transport revolution, noting that the country is moving beyond assembly into battery production, charging equipment, and advanced parts manufacturing.
Haroon Akhtar Khan further highlighted the economic implications, mentioning that Pakistan spends billions of dollars annually on petroleum imports, while urban air pollution results in over 105 billion rupees in productivity and healthcare losses. He pointed out that surplus electricity of 126 terawatt hours remains underutilized. Khan emphasized the affordability of electric motorcycles, costing less than one-third of the cost of petrol per kilometer, and noted that financing reforms, toll exemptions, and free registration will make electric mobility accessible to households, delivery riders, transporters, and businesses.
On the occasion, the Prime Minister also distributed free e-bikes among top-performing students.