Islamabad: A high-level Chinese delegation called on Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change Romina Khurshid Alam and discussed with her its plan to help Pakistan provide world-class transport service to the people while achieving environmental sustainability and climate resilience goals.
The delegation, comprising senior-level officials of the Chongqing CRRC Hengton Vehicle Company and Chongqing Public Transport Group Company, PowerChina International and Daewoo Pakistan Express, apprised the PM’s climate aide of Pakistan Green Transport Project (PGTP), an ambitious initiative that aims at transforming the country’s public transport system to become more environmental-friendly and sustainable.
“Basically set up under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework, PGTP is a consortium of Pakistani and Chinese transport companies working to bring zero-emission, green transport in the country, which would benefit the common man in the country, reduce the country’s petroleum import bill, ensure optimal utilization of the power generation capacity and above all improve the environmental conditions across the country,” said Faisal Ahmed Siddiqui, CEO Daewoo Pakistan Express group, who led the delegation.
