Federal Ombudsman receives EV Bikes under COMSATS-supported indigenous technology Initiative

ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Jun, 2026) In a step towards promoting sustainable transport and reducing carbon emissions, AGECO’s CEO, Aslam Azad, the Technology Partner of Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), handed EV Bikes to the officials of the Federal Ombudsman.

Federal Ombudsman, Mr. Naveed Kamran Baloch, reposed his trust in COMSATS supported initiative of indigenously developed Electric Vehicle Technology and took the first step, leading from the front.

food Security and Agriculture Center of Excellence, a non-profit organization and agricultural development platform sponsored by the Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC)’s CEO, Hassan Akram, joined the effort by becoming the first from the autonomous corporate cum NGO sector.

Mr. Aslam Azad, the Technologist, who developed the EV Technology, holds patents and certifications from PSQCA and NSC.

The EV kits developed by him, with Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, the Executive Director COMSATS’s support, Retrofits Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) (Petrol consuming) two and three wheelers to convert them to EV.

Pakistan has one of largest population of motorbikes in the world. Estimated 30 million motorbikes emit Carbon Dioxide to the tune of 37 million Metric Tons and consume US$ 4 billion worth of precious resource of imported petrol.

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Transport sector in Pakistan contributes more than 50 million metric tons of CO2 to the atmospheric pollution, thereby becomes a reason behind SMOG which disrupts communication and thus economic activities, particularly in the Punjab, causing millions of economic losses every year.

COMSATS, in line with its objective of providing technology solutions to its member states to address their national challenges, studied Pakistan’s atmospheric pollution case.

The philosophy behind conversion of existing motorbikes is that 90% owners are people of modest means.

A motorbike in Pakistan is a poor man’s family car. They can’t afford to buy a new EV. So to prevent carbon emission, lessen petroleum import bill and import substitution, it is important to convert the existing bikes to EV. Significantly, adoption to EV would also help the country in attaining United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3 (Health), 7 (Renewable Energy), 9 (Industry Innovation), 11 (Sustainable Cities), 12 (Responsible Consumption & Production) and 13 (Climate Action). COMSATS is an Intergovernmental Organization of 27 Member States founded in 1994 by Nobel Laureate Prof. Dr. Abdus Salam. The membership spreads from Asia to middle East to Africa and Latin America.

COMSATS derives its strength from the fountainhead of its 25 S&T Centres of Excellence across the world.