Dec 11 , 2015
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Japanese envoy hands over 34 vehicles to NH&MP
ISLAMABAD: Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Inomata on Thursday handed over the fleet of 34 hybrid vehicles to the National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP).
This is part of Japan’s Non-Project Grant Aid (NPGA) aimed at contributing to the promotion of socio-economic development in developing countries. Speaking on the occasion, the ambassador said the environment-friendly vehicles were widely used in Japan. He said the NPGA will provide a good opportunity for Pakistani people to realise positive effects on the environment brought about by hybrid vehicles.
These hybrid vehicles use less fuel and emit less greenhouse gases than conventional cars, he said, adding that the latest hybrid vehicles from Japan were expected not only to enable the police to reduce cost of fuel for their daily operations, but also help the government to address environmental challenges.
Speaking on the occasion State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmad said that the NH&MP is serving the nation for the past 18 years and uphold its high standards of professionalism. “I commend the leadership and all officers of the department for their efforts,” he remarked. National Highways and Motorway Police is performing a commendable job in reducing risks to road users and this is well demonstrated by the fact that its jurisdiction continues to expand day by day, he added.
The minister said that the NH&MP is already covering nearly seventy to eighty percent of the passengers and the freight load plying on highways and motorways. He said that setting up of road safety institutes at district level is a major step in the right direction, “And I hope they build upon them to ensure safety for all road users.” The NH&PM inspector general said that during the past 18 years, the NH&MP has attained the status of the premier and lead traffic regulation and enforcement agency in Pakistan. By sticking to its core values of honesty, courtesy and help, NH&MP has won hearts of the public, he maintained.
“People look towards us as matter of pride and great satisfaction for us,” he said, adding that it is a matter of serious concern that 72 percent of the applicants who applied for NH&MP driving licences failed to qualify the theoretical and practical driving tests. Therefore, NH&MP has established road safety training institutes at district level in the country to impart standardise driving training to the people.
He thanked the people and government of Japan for providing a gift of 34 hybird vehicles. He said that these high tech vehicles would help in consumption of less fuel with less environmental affects than the conventional vehicles. He said these cars have been designed on a new pattern through retro-reflective tapes with the design used in developed countries.
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