Overview
- Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar led a high‑level review of the Auto and Auto Parts Policy that prioritized speeding the shift to electric vehicles and strengthening domestic manufacturing.
- Senior ministers, federal advisers, secretaries and policy experts attended the meeting to review proposals for incentives, local content rules and supporting regulations for EVs.
- Officials framed the EV push as a source of skilled employment and export opportunities while also lowering vehicle emissions through cleaner transport.
- The meeting created a consultative subcommittee charged with engaging industry and other stakeholders and finalizing a detailed draft policy that will set incentives, timelines and technical requirements.
- The review is part of a broader plan to modernize Pakistan’s auto industry by building local supply chains and coordinating energy, trade and industrial policy to attract investment and scale production.