KARACHI (The Thursday Times) — The Sindh government will gradually replace its conventional official vehicles with electric ones and will give preference to electric vehicles in future purchases, the provincial cabinet’s austerity committee has decided.
The Cabinet Committee on Austerity met under Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon, with Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah in attendance.
The committee also approved the purchase of vehicles for the Home Department, the Anti-Corruption Establishment, and the Universities and Boards Department.
“The future belongs to EVs, and the Sindh government wants its institutions to adopt environment-friendly technology and reduce dependence on conventional fuels,” Memon said.
Shah said smoke from conventional vehicles was affecting air quality in the province’s cities.
