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Pakistan confronts a high degree of energy insecurity demonstrated by concerns as demand and supply gap, heavy import reliance, scarcity of access to the grid, and high energy rates. As a highly populated developing nation, the country observes extensive energy use mainly through thermal sources carrying significant hazards for the environment, society, and economy. The significant portion of expensive imported fossil fuels in the energy mix has undermined the energy security of the country. The nation has abundant indigenous natural sources that are economical and useful in climate change mitigation like domestic biomass, wind, geothermal, and solar. However, they are not appropriately surveyed and executed due to the lack of skill, finance, and management. With no scarcity of energy policies and a growing consensus that renewable resources will be a fundamental answer to the query where energy quest is an excellent question for Pakistan. The only issue remains with the effective implementation of these policies. The national vision 2025 highlights the necessity for enhancing energy security using indigenous energy sources in the domestic energy mix. This study analyses the concept of energy security along with its dimensions and parameters to ascertain the role of renewables in the country's current energy security mindset. The investigation also evaluates the suitability of the national vision 2025 for the nation's energy security through semi-structured indepth interviews. This research proposes energy security emerging as one of the most argued fields in International Relations (IR) with more attention on the environmental …