PAAPAM seeks meeting with PM over draft auto policy

The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers, known as PAAPAM, has asked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for an urgent meeting about the draft Auto and Auto Parts Policy for 2026 to 2031, Profit reported. The body wrote to the premier to voice its worries, while praising a high-level committee for reviewing the draft clause by clause. Its central demand is that industry stakeholders be consulted ahead of the final version.

The association wants the revised text circulated among automotive stakeholders before it reaches the International Monetary Fund and the federal Cabinet. It argued that manufacturers and allied sectors can offer technical and practical views that would help domestic production and the sector's long-term growth. Without genuine consultation, PAAPAM cautioned, the policy could hurt localisation, factory output, jobs and self-reliance goals.

PAAPAM has also asked for its leadership to pitch ideas to the premier in person before the committee finishes and the Cabinet receives the draft. It said it is ready to cooperate with the government on a blueprint that promotes plant growth, local content, jobs and technical progress.