ISLAMABAD, July 14: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has set up a committee to explore the possibility of using water as fuel to run vehicles.

The committee comprises Religious Affairs Minister Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah, Minister for Science and Technology Mir Changez Khan Jamali and Prime Minister’s Adviser on Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr Asim Hussain.

The first meeting of the committee will be held on Tuesday during which Engineer Agha Waqar, who has successfully experimented on the theory of running vehicles on water, will give details his plan.

Senior officials of the ministry of science and technology will also attend the meeting.—APP

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