Pakistan, June 21 -- Pakistan finds itself once again walking a fiscal tightrope between ambitious policy reforms and grounded budgetary behaviour. The recent unveiling of the National Tariff Policy 2025-30 and the national electric vehicle framework suggests a serious pivot toward industrial modernization, climate-conscious development, and export-led growth. These policies offer a well-crafted blueprint to attract foreign investment, boost domestic productivity, and integrate Pakistan into global supply chains.

The National Tariff Policy, launched on June 18, 2025, aims to transition Pakistan toward a simplified four-slab tariff regime of zero, five, ten, and fifteen per cent across approximately 7,000 tariff lines. It proposes the pha...