76 vehicles of NHA to be auctioned following austerity drive

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Communication has decided to auction off its vehicles as a part of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s austerity drive.

In the first phase starting in Islamabad today, 76 vehicles of National Highway Authority (NHA) will be auctioned off.

In the next phase, the vehicles will be auctioned in Karachi and Quetta. A total of 276 vehicles will be sold out.

On Sep 18, 61 of the 102 luxury and surplus vehicles parked on the lawns of PM House were auctioned off at a ceremony attended by bidders.

During the first phase, the vehicles that were auctioned off included eight BMWs, three cars of 2014 model and three 5000cc SUVs and two 3000cc SUVs of 2016 model.

The list also contained four Mercedes Benz cars of 2016 model. Two of them are 4,000cc bullet-proof vehicles.

There were 16 Toyota cars as well. One of them was 2004 Lexus car, one 2006 Lexus SUV and two 2004 Land Cruisers. Eight cars ranged from 2003 to 2013 models.

Apart from these, four bullet-proof Land Cruiser vehicles of 2015 model were also up for auction. Apart from that, there was one Honda Civic 1800cc car and three Suzuki vehicles, including two Cultus cars and one APV, all of them were 2013 models. The list also included a 1994 model Hino bus.