The overwhelming majority of electric vehicle charging stations in Pakistan are operating outside regulatory oversight, with just 47 of the 222 chargers formally registered with NEECA.
The figures put the national registration rate at only 21 percent, meaning 175 chargers are currently operating without approval from the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority.
According to an official report, the scale of the gap comes as the government moves to expand EV infrastructure nationwide as part of its push to promote electric vehicle adoption.
Regionally, availability remains heavily skewed towards a handful of cities. Islamabad accounts for the largest share of the charging network, with 78 stations, followed by Multan and Faisalabad.
Balochistan and the tribal districts, by contrast, have no charging infrastructure at all, underscoring a stark urban-rural and provincial divide in EV readiness.
Highway coverage is similarly limited, with only nine charging stations installed across the entire motorway network, a shortfall likely to constrain long-distance EV travel.
Authorities said the government now plans to further expand the charging network as part of broader efforts to accelerate the shift to electric vehicles, though officials have yet to outline how the registration shortfall will be addressed.
