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Pakistan targets 50pc local value addition in mobile phone manufacturing

Pakistan Published 30 October 2026, 14:33 · archived 30 Oct 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is targeting up to 50 percent domestic value addition in mobile device manufacturing under a new policy being formulated by the government, aimed at shifting the industry from import-dependent assembly towards local component manufacturing and higher-value industrial production. According to an official document, the Ministry of Industries and Production is evaluating a new Mobile Device Manufacturing Policy to build on the investment attracted under the previous Mobile Device Manufacturing Policy 2020–2023, which facilitated the establishment of domestic and foreign-invest...

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