The Al-Khalid-I is an advanced development of the Chinese-Pakistani main battle tank MBT-2000. The upgrade priorities included improving the on-board electronics and the enhancement of onboard protection by adding ERA blocks to the sides of the turret. The AI-Khalid-I is currently in service with Pakistan, the largest operator of the MBT-2000 family of tanks.

The engine, with a power output of 1,200 horsepower, allows the tank to reach a maximum speed of up to 70 km/h. The Al-Khalid-I is armed with a 125 mm smoothbore gun equipped with an autoloader for 22 rounds, a coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun, and a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun. The ammunition load includes HEATFS, HE, HE-VT and APFSDS shells. Additionally, the tank is equipped with a thermal imager for the gunner, a laser rangefinder, smoke screen and a smoke grenade launchers.