Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhary says adoption of technology is imperative to meet modern-day challenges and for development of the country.

He was talking to media in Islamabad today (Monday) during a signing ceremony of memorandum of understanding between Ministry of Science and an international consortium EGV regarding electric busses.

Under the agreement, EGV will manufacture electric busses for Pakistan.

Fawad Chaudhary said, in the first phase electric busses will ply on roads in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.

He said in the next two to three years, the entire motorway network will shift to electric vehicle charging facility.