The comments section of link in FaujiHistorian led me this link below,
Pakistani Motor Car
Don't know how much of it is fiction and how much is truth, but an interesting read anyways,
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Was just going through the immage gallery when I came across a thread regarding a donkey/car jokingly labelled as Pakistan's First Car.
Here's some very important news for you.
Pakistan was the the First Islamic Country in the world which made a
4 Wheel Drive Jeep of its own in late 60's called
NAYA DAUR in collaboration with
WILLIS jeep.
Pakistan was the First Islamic Country in the world which was about to manufacture its own
Motocycles in early 70's with the collaboration of
JAVA motorcycle but the process was soon abandoned.
Pakistan was the First Islamic Country in the world which had made its own prototype
Diesel Engines by the Lahore based company called
BECO (Battala Engineering Company).
And last but not the least;
Pakistan really was the First Islamic Country in the world which actually made a Motor Car of its own in early 70's with the collaboration of SKODA Motors. It was named SKOPAK. The prototypes had been made, the production was about to be started soon, but alas.......
The 1971 war with the separation of East Pakistan, had its toll in each and every aspect. The country met an economic shock, the economic readjustments by Mr Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, lead to a stagerring 127% (approx)depriciation in the value of Pakistani Ruppee. All the industries were
Nationalised and...
The production of
NAYA DAUR jeeps was stopped as their production in the country was not cost effective by then.
The
Motorcycle project was blown to pieces.
The
BECO was nationalised and was converted into
PECO (Pakistan Engineering Company) which instead of making
Diesel Engines was put on manufacturing
PECO Bicycles......
And SKOPAK CAR project died forever.
Dear Countrymen, it is my extremely humble request. Please do not make fun of your country. Yes I admit we have a lot of shortcomings, but who has'nt.
Please, take care of this country as it has been caring for all of us. Instead of making fun, just try to figure out
What went wrong and where?
You can well imagine that Pakistan was way ahead in late 60's then most of the Asian Giants, and the proof of its greatness is that although...
Pakistan could not continue the production of its
Jeeps, although
Pakistan could not start the manufacturing of its own
Motorcycles, although
Pakistan could not continue with its production of
Diesel Engines, & although
Pakistan could not continue its project of
SkoPak Cars, yet it succeeded in doing something which only 6 countries in the world had done before, i.e.,
PAKISTAN ACHIEVED THE DISTINCTION OF BECOMING ISLAMIC WORLDS FIRST AND WORLDS SEVENTH NUCLEAR POWER.....
LONG LIVE PAKISTAN, LONG LIVE PAKSITANIS AND LONG LIVE PAKISTANIAT.
Love for all the Pakistanis.
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