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Assembly Without Industry: The Gap Between Policy and Production in Pakistan’s Electric Vehicle and Battery Sector
Pakistan wants to turn fast-growing imports of batteries and electric vehicles into a domestic industry. This report finds the demand real but the industrial base missing: no commercial cell manufacturing, no enforceable policy governing battery manufacturing, and a subsidy pilot that delivered 13% of its target. It sets out what an investor can defensibly commit to today. By Reza Khan.