ISLAMABAD – First smartphone assembled by the South Korean tech giant in Pakistan was unveiled on Wednesday as PTI government’s mobile manufacturing policy continues to bear fruit.
In his remarks at the launch of the smartphone by Samsung made at its Port Qasim plant under a joint venture with Lucky Group, Energy Minister Hammad Azhar said around 70 percent of smartphones were assembled in Pakistan, after a year of introducing of mobile manufacturing policy.
Samsung & Lucky Group launched the first locally manufactured mobile phone under Samsung's brand in Pakistan! #PakistanMovingForward pic.twitter.com/EU1OyjEhqO
— PTI (@PTIofficial) January 26, 2022
He added that the Samsung’s launch was a result of the success of Device Identification Registration & Blocking System (DIRBS) system launched three years ago.
3 years after launching DIRBS & a year after we launched Mobile Manufacturing Policy, 70% of smart phones are now assembled in Pakistan.
Samsung has also unveiled its first locally assembled smartphone. The next step is exporting these phones InshAllah. @PTAofficialpk @Pak_MoIP
— Hammad Azhar (@Hammad_Azhar) January 26, 2022
The minister spearheaded the policy and major agreements for expediting mobile manufacturing in Pakistan.
The government now aims at exporting the locally assembled smartphones to other countries.
He also informed that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had collected over Rs135 billion in taxes under DIRBS.
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