LARKANA: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari handed over ownership documents of loader and Qingqi rickshaws at a ceremony held at Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Cricket Stadium in Naudero.
The event was organised by the Larkana District Council under the “Apna Rickshaw, Apna Rozgar” scheme to provide vehicles to needy youth and create job opportunities.
Earlier, Bilawal also distributed home ownership documents in Rahuja village of Ratodero taluka. Women from families affected by the 2022 floods received the papers. He visited other homes under construction in the village and met with women and children.
Speaking at the stadium, Bilawal urged beneficiaries to make full use of the vehicles. He asked MNAs, MPAs, Sindh government officials, PPP leaders, and local representatives to take responsibility for development projects so that people at the grassroots could benefit directly.
Recalling former PM Benazir Bhutto’s government in 1995, he highlighted sewerage and clean drinking water projects completed in Ratodero taluka and stressed the need to focus on similar projects in Larkana and Qambar-Shahdadkot.
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Bilawal also praised Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah for raising voices on public issues like the NFC Award and economic challenges. He called on all PPP representatives to serve the people effectively and address their problems on a priority basis.
The ceremony saw loaders and Qingqi rickshaws handed to unemployed youth. PPP women wing president MPA Faryal Talpur, Sindh President Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, Aijaz Jakhrani, Sohail Anwar Siyal, Khursheed Junejo, Abdul Fattah Bhutto, and others attended. District Council Chairman Aijaz Ahmed Leghari hosted the event, and singer Sajjan Maeri performed mystic music.
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In a related initiative, the Sindh government has introduced the Pink EV Scooty Scheme to provide free electric two-wheelers to female students and working women across the province. The program aims to improve mobility, independence, and access to safe transportation.
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Led by the Transport and Mass Transit Department, the scheme is open to permanent Sindh residents who are enrolled in schools, colleges, or universities, or are employed. Applicants must hold a valid driving license and commit not to sell or sublet the scooter for at least seven years.
Recipients will be selected through a transparent ballot overseen by a committee including members of the Excise, Transport, and Finance departments, as well as media representatives. Women chosen will also undergo a road safety skill test.
Interested candidates can apply online through the Sindh Mass Transit Authority’s website by completing the “EV Scooty Ballot Form – Application Form” and submitting the required documents.
This provincial initiative supports national efforts to promote electric vehicles. Earlier, the Ministry of Industries and Production signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to boost investment in electric two- and three-wheelers in Pakistan.
The IFC will assist with policy reforms and technical implementation to encourage sustainable e-mobility across the country.
