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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:55:56 +0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Free e-bikes for top students as ECC approves electric vehicle policy</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Position-holder students across Pakistan will receive free electric bikes, as the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Tuesday approved the country’s new electric vehicle policy.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The ECC meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, also approved a Rs9 billion subsidy for workshops and manufacturing units under the scheme.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As per the approved plan, 116,000 e-bikes and 3,170 e-rickshaws will be distributed during the 2025–26 fiscal year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the first phase, 40,000 e-bikes and 1,000 e-rickshaws are expected to be delivered.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In another key decision, the ECC approved a supplementary grant of Rs30 billion to clear outstanding dues under the Home Remittance Scheme, with liabilities reported to have reached Rs58.26 billion.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The finance ministry has been directed to coordinate with the State Bank of Pakistan to ensure timely disbursement and to present a financial review of the scheme by September 15.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Separately, the ECC approved a Rs2 billion bailout grant for Quaid-e-Azam University to address financial difficulties, directing the university to submit a plan for financial self-reliance.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Position-holder students across Pakistan will receive free electric bikes, as the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Tuesday approved the country’s new electric vehicle policy.</strong></p>
<p>The ECC meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, also approved a Rs9 billion subsidy for workshops and manufacturing units under the scheme.</p>
<p>As per the approved plan, 116,000 e-bikes and 3,170 e-rickshaws will be distributed during the 2025–26 fiscal year.</p>
<p>In the first phase, 40,000 e-bikes and 1,000 e-rickshaws are expected to be delivered.</p>
<p>In another key decision, the ECC approved a supplementary grant of Rs30 billion to clear outstanding dues under the Home Remittance Scheme, with liabilities reported to have reached Rs58.26 billion.</p>
<p>The finance ministry has been directed to coordinate with the State Bank of Pakistan to ensure timely disbursement and to present a financial review of the scheme by September 15.</p>
<p>Separately, the ECC approved a Rs2 billion bailout grant for Quaid-e-Azam University to address financial difficulties, directing the university to submit a plan for financial self-reliance.</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 21:21:19 +0500</pubDate>
      <author>none@none.com (Yasir Nazar)</author>
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