Automakers urge govt to stop import of used vehicles

The automotive industry has urged the government to determine the sector’s future direction, warning that local manufacturing and the import of used cars cannot move together. In a letter to the ministries of finance, commerce, and industries, the Paki­stan Association of Auto Parts & Accessories Manuf­acturers (Paapam) said that the industries and manufacturing sectors were the job providers, but government policies were discouraging them. “The government has to consider the balance betw­een the local industry and the imported used cars and make a choice for a long-term policy,” Abdul Reh­man Aizaz, the Paapam chairman, told Dawn.