Pakistan, June 9 -- Pakistan is reviewing its automotive policy with a renewed focus on accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), the deputy prime minister's office said on Monday, as the government seeks to reduce fuel imports, boost local manufacturing and transition toward cleaner transportation.

The review comes as Pakistan's current Automotive Industry Development and Export Plan (AIDEP) 2021-26 approaches its expiry and the government moves to align the sector with its recently launched New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Policy 2025-30, which aims to increase the share of electric and other new-energy vehicles in new vehicle sales to 30 percent by 2030.

On Monday, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar chaired a hi...