5 crore mobile phones ready in Pakistan
5 crore mobile phones ready in Pakistan
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Salaries in Advance
In April 2023, almost all 30 mobile phone assembly
units laid off employees after paying them half of their April salaries in
advance and telling them that they would be recalled as soon as production resumed.
Mobile Manufacturing
The closure of the mobile manufacturing units had put the
jobs of around 20,000 employees at stake, but now the government has claimed
that 5 crore mobiles
have been manufactured at the local level. It was said that the country's 33
mobile unit manufacturers have produced a total of 5 crore mobiles. Also, it
was claimed in the tweet that 40 thousand new jobs have been created by the
production of mobile phones in the country.
Mobile Units
The report did not clarify how long the mobile units
produced 5 crore mobile phones and from when to when, nor did it specify which
mobile phones were locally manufactured. However, the Pakistan Telecommunication
Authority (PTA) said in one of its tweets that Pakistan has sent 120 thousand
mobile devices to foreign countries so far this year.
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Mobiles Exported
However, it was not clarified whether the mobiles exported
to foreign countries were button phones or smartphones. Nor was it explained to
which countries they were
sent. However, it was also reported that 56 percent of mobile phones
manufactured in the country are currently running on Pakistani mobile networks.
Locally Manufactured Mobile Phones
It is also worth mentioning here that in December 2022, the
government said that Pakistan exported 120,000 locally manufactured mobile
phones within
a year. Last year, locally produced mobile phones were sent to different
countries in Africa. The exported mobile phones were manufactured by the
Pakistani company Anu V Telecom under the United Arab Emirates (UAE) brand “Sego”.
