Most of the major cities in Pakistan are currently suffering from extreme levels of air pollution, primarily owing it to the hazardous pollutants released by industrial and automobile emissions. To curb the problem, the country’s government has decided to introduce electric cars by setting up car plants for the first time in Pakistan. Last week, the country’s prime-minister Imran Khan ordered his team on climate change to ensure the conversion of 30 percent of all cars running in Pakistan into electric vehicles by 2030.
The decision came after the prime-minister’s climate advisors briefed him on the urgency of reducing the country’s air pollution by transitioning to electric cars, which will not only reduce the burden on the environment, but also lessen oil imports and increase business opportunities in the country. Whether the transition will truly pan out as intended, we’ll have to wait and see.
