ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to adopt international standards in the next automotive development plan for the next five years.
The government will adopt theses regulations in a bid to avoid the threat to human life posed by low-quality locally assembled cars and improve environmental standards.
Under the proposed plan years, the government will also address the issue of safety and reliability of vehicles and enforce regulations to make it compulsory for the assemblers to introduce a vehicle recall system for faulty units and install immobilisers to curb theft.
The policy underscores the need for phasing out technologically obsolete car models, but there is no proposal that could force the assemblers to phase out 20-year-old models.
