Pakistan has formally expressed interest in collaborating with China on the development of sodium-ion battery technology for electric vehicles (EVs), identifying it as a strategic priority in future bilateral cooperation.
Speaking at a press conference at the Pakistani Embassy in Beijing, Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said Pakistan is eager to work with Chinese firms to advance EV technology. He specifically pointed to sodium-ion batteries as a promising area for collaboration.
Iqbal noted that EVs represent a vital growth sector for Pakistan and highlighted China’s leadership in battery innovation. “EVs have become a very important segment,” he said. “Pakistan is keen to benefit from China’s advances in this field.”
The minister announced that the Pakistan-China Business Conference, scheduled for September 4 in China, will serve as a key forum to connect industry leaders from both countries. More than 250 companies from Pakistan and over 200 from China are expected to participate.
“The conference will enable industry matchmaking across several sectors, including electric vehicles, solar energy, chemicals, and agriculture,” Iqbal said.
Iqbal emphasized that Chinese firms stand to benefit from investing in EV manufacturing in Pakistan, where local production offers cost advantages and access to a growing market. He also framed such partnerships as beneficial to Pakistan’s broader goals of energy efficiency, job creation, and sustainable growth.
Pakistan’s National Electric Vehicle Policy 2025–2030 targets converting 30% of all new vehicle sales to electric by 2030, with a broader aim of achieving net-zero transport emissions by 2060. The policy offers tax incentives, subsidies, and infrastructure support to encourage both foreign investment and local manufacturing.
Several Chinese firms, including BYD and Chery, are already active in Pakistan’s EV sector, assembling vehicles, developing charging infrastructure, and exploring joint ventures.
What’s Pakistan’s input except being a buyer. Proper caption should be ” Pakistan interested in Chinese lithium ion batteries”. What’s there to say China and Pakistan ready to….
True chian will never share technology they consider themselves middle kingdom of world and want every other to be at mercy of their supply chain and not replace them
They will send already made lithium ion batteries to Pakistan and will tell them to attach those batteries to cars
“collaborating with China on the development of sodium-ion battery …”
But, yes the details of the collaboration is what we want to know.
It’s not lithium ion .it’s sodium ion batteries ..it’s main material is sodium Salt…and we have salt mine..so we have huge salt reserve so we could manufacturing sodium ion batteries with china help..
They need to install chargers at every gas station to encourage more EVs in the country first.
These new types of batteries should also be made for smart phones
Such unrealistic and incomplete articles are damaging the overall repute of pro Pakistan site. Very soon people will loose interest in this site if such third class content will continue to waste our precious time. There is an intense competition on the net for such info. So please improve the content or otherwise loose your readers. Choice is yours.
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If the technology is useful then why not we welcome it but not like lithium ion batteries exploding all the way if it’s safe and guarantee for human safety