In Islamabad on 14 January 2026, a productive meeting between Humayon Khan, Additional Secretary & Managing Director of NEECA, and Malik Khuda Baksh, CEO of Malik Group of Companies, focused on overcoming obstacles delaying the nationwide EV Charging rollout. The discussion addressed immediate procedural bottlenecks that are holding back deployments despite active progress on licensing and equipment delivery.
Participants noted that 13 NEECA licenses have been granted and five EV charging units have already arrived at designated sites, but implementation has been hampered by slow electricity connections, prolonged separate meter installations and pending NOC approvals from relevant DISCOs and Oil Marketing Companies. Resolving these issues is critical to keeping the EV Charging programme on schedule.
Mr. Malik presented a roadmap for installing 3,000 EV Charging Stations across Pakistan, highlighting site readiness and import timelines. Mr. Humayon Khan committed full institutional support and signalled a strong intent to scale the initiative to 6,000 EV Charging Stations nationwide, emphasising coordinated action across government and industry to accelerate rollouts.
The meeting also covered import-related challenges including customs duties, regulatory documentation and inter-agency coordination needed for compliant EV charger imports. NEECA requested recommendations for internationally compliant EV charger brands and asked Malik Group to submit a detailed issue-and-solutions report within three days to enable timely facilitation and targeted interventions.
Both parties agreed that swift resolution of technical and administrative hurdles is essential for Pakistan’s green mobility ambitions. With NEECA’s backing and private sector roadmaps in hand, stakeholders aim to convert the current momentum into an accelerated nationwide EV Charging network that supports the country’s transition to electric transport.
