Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif inaugurated Pakistan’s first Green Policing Unit, introducing electric vehicles for police patrolling for the first time in the country. With this initiative, Punjab has become the first province to adopt electric vehicles for routine police operations.
During the inauguration ceremony, the chief minister inspected the electric patrol vehicle and also took it for a test drive. She was briefed on the operational and technical features of the Green Policing Unit and the electric vehicles, officials said.
According to the briefing, modern BYD electric vehicles will initially be deployed in Lahore for traffic management and patrolling duties. Each vehicle has a driving range of up to 410 kilometres on a single charge and can be fast-charged from 30 to 80 percent in around 30 minutes.
Officials further informed that the electric patrol vehicles are equipped with advanced surveillance and policing tools, including a public address system, police lights, 360-degree cameras, and speed detection equipment.
The briefing noted that 103 conventional patrol vehicles currently consume around 28,000 litres of fuel every month, costing approximately Rs 7.42 million. By shifting to electric vehicles, an estimated saving of about 4,500 litres of fuel per vehicle per year can be achieved, along with a significant reduction in operational costs and zero carbon emissions.
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz directed authorities to gradually increase the number of electric vehicles in the Green Policing Unit and ordered steps to expand the project in phases to other districts of the province.
She said the use of electric vehicles would help reduce fuel expenses and ensure zero carbon emissions, adding that green policing reflects the government’s vision for a cleaner environment and improved governance.
