ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Wednesday said Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) is formulating standards of Electric Rickshaws and hopefully the first batch of 10,000 Electric Rickshaws will be launched within six to eight months.
پاکستان کوالٹی اسٹینڈرز اس وقت بیٹری کے رکشوں کے اسٹنڈرز بنا رہا ہے، انشاللہٰ چھ سے آتھ ماہ میں پہلا دس ہزار بیٹری رکشوں کا بیج (Badge) سڑک پر آجائیگا۔ تین سے پانچ سالوں میں انجن والا رکشہ سڑکوں پر بین (Ban) کر سکیں گے https://t.co/5ziXtvd6V8
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) October 9, 2019
In a tweet, the federal minister informed that Rickshaws having engines will be banned within the period of three to four years.
Talking to APP, an official from PSQCA also informed that the authority is developing standards for the electric Rickshaws which will run through battery, not fuel.
